Lot 179 , A Chinese coral ground famille rose teapot, late 19th century, H. 13cm

A Chinese coral ground famille rose teapot, late 19th century, H. 13cm
Estimate £80-120

Provenance - The present owner lived and worked in Hong Kong in the late1960s and purchased this teapot from an antique dealer in Hong Kong on 12 February 1968. The teapot comes with an original certificate from The Curios Furniture & Miscellaneous Utensils & Hardware Merchants, 370 Queens Road Central Hong Kong.

There is a hairline crack visible from the inside towards the base. It would benefit from a clean and has wear to paint in areas and typical minor flaws in the manufacture


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Sold for £200