Lot Essay
An almost identical example was included in the exhibition, Oriental Works of Art, The Oriental Art Gallery, London, 1992, Catalogue, no. 24, where the history of the name of this teapot is discussed
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AN AUBERGINE-GLAZED CADOGAN TEAPOT
KANGXI
Of peach shape, the handle and spout formed as gnarled, leafy branches, the spreading foot with the usual pierced hole to the underside for filling the pot, all under an unctuous glaze of bright color, minor original glaze chipping at foot edge
8¾in. (22cm.) across
KANGXI
Of peach shape, the handle and spout formed as gnarled, leafy branches, the spreading foot with the usual pierced hole to the underside for filling the pot, all under an unctuous glaze of bright color, minor original glaze chipping at foot edge
8¾in. (22cm.) across