A blanc de chine tripod globular wine kettle with loop handle and gilt-metal cover with knop finial, the body moulded with panels of prunus, chrysanthemum and narcissus -- 8¼in.high, the porcelain 17th century; and two Yixing teapots and cover, one moulded with a tree shrew and trailing vine, the other incised with calligraphy -- 4¼in.high max. (3)