Sale 9596
London, South Kensington
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6 November 2013
FROM A COLLECTION OF YIXING POTTERY FORMED PRIOR TO 1998
Price realised
GBP 3,750
Estimate
A CHINESE YIXING TEAPOT DATED SPRING OF GENGSHEN YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1920 Of compressed form, moulded with a textured body inscribed to both sides, the cover with a short finial; sealed Tao Chang Te zhi to the base, Zhen Ji beneath the handle, (Chen) Shouzhen to the underside of the cover 8½ in. (21.5 cm.) wide, handle to spout
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