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5 3. A rare hexagonal Yixing teapot and cover, mid 18th century,


raised on a shaped footrim, the neck band impressed with a key fret design, the cover surmounted by a recumbent lion dog before a spinning brocade ball, indistinct oval seal mark to the cover, 20.8cm. (2) £1,000-1,500


Provenance: the Arthur J Harris collection.


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4. An Yixing teapot and cover, late 17th/early 18th century, the square-section body with chamfered corners and applied with dragons chasing flaming pearls amidst ruyi cloud scrolls, 16cm. (2) £1,500-2,000


Provenance: the Arthur J Harris collection.


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An unusual Yixing octagonal teapot and cover, 1st half 18th


century, modelled with eight reticulated bamboo poles, pierced with a bamboo design, the handle broken off and well restored, 15cm. (2) £1,500-2,000


Provenance: the Arthur J Harris collection.


Cf. K S Lo, The Art of the Yixing Potter, p.145 and Patrice Valfré, Yixing Teapots for Europe, no.268 for a similar example.


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A rare hexagonal Yixing teapot and cover, mid 18th century,


the neckrim impressed with a diaper band, the cover surmounted with a recumbent lion dog biting into a spinning brocade ball, a little restoration to the spout, 20.2cm. (2)


£1,000-1,500 Provenance: the Arthur J Harris collection.


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