Elegant teapot with dragon

Lot 269
01.06.2021 10:00UTC +01:00
Classic
Starting price
€ 1 000
AuctioneerVAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH
Event locationGermany, Köln
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Lot 269 | Elegant teapot with dragon
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€ 1 000 – 1 200
ELEGANT TEAPOT WITH DRAGON.

Origin: Sino-Burmese or Sino-Siamese.
Date: 19th c.
Technique: Silver in repoussé with wire, a sphere of jade in the dragons mouth and eyes probably from ruby.
Description: The small teapot has an unusually long and elegant spout springing from a makara head. The
handle in the shape of a lively dragon also swinging out. The spherical body is decorated
with flower tendrils and two medallions: one with a scholar accompanied by deer beneath
trees, the second with an elephant and a monkey. The foot in the form of lotus, the
slightly domed lid with a double vajra and the knob in the form of a bud.
Measurement: 506g. H.13 cm, l.28.5cm.
Condition B.
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