Lot Essay
A pair of teapots and covers of very similar form were in the Martin-Hurst Collection, one of which is illustrated by G. C. Williamson, The Book of Famille Rose, London, 1927, plate XXIV.
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EARLY QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
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A PAIR OF UNUSUAL CHINESE 'BUDDHIST LION' TEAPOTS AND COVERS
EARLY QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The spouts and handles modelled as two confronted Buddhist lions and the sides with moulded and pierced floral roundels flanked by floral sprays, the flat covers with lion-cub finials
9 in. (23 cm.) wide (2)
EARLY QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The spouts and handles modelled as two confronted Buddhist lions and the sides with moulded and pierced floral roundels flanked by floral sprays, the flat covers with lion-cub finials
9 in. (23 cm.) wide (2)
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