Asian Art II - 2nd July 2020
Lot 557
A CHINESE SILVER 'FIVE DRAGON' TEAPOT 2ND HALF 19TH CENTURY The ovoid body decorated in repoussé...
Estimate £1,600 - £1,800
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A CHINESE SILVER 'FIVE DRAGON' TEAPOT
2ND HALF 19TH CENTURY
The ovoid body decorated in repoussé with two dragons in pursuit of a sacred pearl, one side set with a handle formed as a scaly dragon arching its back, with the head of a further beast disgorging the curved spout, all surmounted by a hinged cover with a finial shaped as the head of a coiled dragon, the base with a punch mark, 25.5cm, 594g.