English & European Ceramics & Glass - 24th November 2015

Lot 481

Three Chinese export porcelain pear-shaped teapots 18th century

Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £400

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Description

Three Chinese export porcelain pear-shaped teapots 18th century, one painted in underglaze blue with the Boy on a Buffalo pattern, one side with the eponymous figure chasing a butterfly, the reverse with a single buffalo beneath willow, a fluted teapot painted with chysanthemum and peony sprays, and a teapot from the Ca Mau Cargo, left in the white, some faults, 15cm max. (6)

Provenance: from the Geoffrey Godden Reference Collection.