AN EXQUISITE IMPERIAL WHITE JADE TEAPOT AND COVER

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HKD 10 000 000
Auction dateClassic
30.05.2023 00:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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United Kingdom, London
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Lot 3060 | AN EXQUISITE IMPERIAL WHITE JADE TEAPOT AND COVER
AN EXQUISITE IMPERIAL WHITE JADE TEAPOT AND COVER

QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

The teapot is of a tapering rectangular section supported on a conforming low waisted foot. It is delicately carved in shallow relief to each side with blossoming peony branches below a lipped rim, flanked by an angular spout and rounded handle. The tiered cover is surmounted by a reticulated dragon-form finial. The stone is of an even creamy white tone.

7 1/4 (18.5 cm.) wide





Provenance

Messrs. Spink & Son, London, November 1943

E.J.C. Vint (1894-1971)

Sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 3 December 2008, lot 2604
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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