Asian Art II - 22nd May 2019
Lot 598
A CHINESE YIXING CHRYSANTHEMUM-MOULDED TEAPOT AND COVER 18TH CENTURY The compressed circular body...
Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £650
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Description
A CHINESE YIXING CHRYSANTHEMUM-MOULDED TEAPOT AND COVER
18TH CENTURY
The compressed circular body moulded with many narrow petals, with a loop handle and a metal spout, the flat cover and short foot formed as chrysanthemum flowerheads, surmounted by a short pierced stem finial, 19cm. (2)
Cf. Christie's New York, 16th October 2001, lot 160 for a similar teapot; see also Christie's New York, 18th September 2003, lot 337 for another related example.