Lot 311 , A 18th century Chinese famille rose dish, diameter 23cm, and an Imari porcelain teapot
A 18th century Chinese famille rose dish, diameter 23cm, and an Imari porcelain teapot
Estimate £60-90
Please note our Oriental expert believes the Chinese Imari teapot to be early 18th century.
The teapot has a hairline crack starting next to the base of the handle, running over the footrim and a couple of cm towards the middle of the base. It also has several chips around the spout tip. Inner rim of the cover has a chip, teapot and cover both have firing cracks.
The dish has general wear to the enamels and shallow chipping to the glaze at the rim
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Sold for £80