Lot Essay
Cf. Rackham, Schreiber Collection, pl. 34, no. 245; Earle, Earle Collection, fig. 26; and Jean and Kenneth Chorley Collection, Christie's London, January 25, 1993, lot 116 for other larger teapots of this type.
It is interesting to note that other examples of this barrel-shaped teapot all have a raised neck, unlike the present example.
It is interesting to note that other examples of this barrel-shaped teapot all have a raised neck, unlike the present example.