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164 A ‘tobacco leaf’ famille rose teapot and cover
60 | Bonhams
Circa 1775
Finely enamelled and painted in underglaze blue with passion-flowers
and smaller flower heads, some details highlighted in gilt, the handle
and spout shaped as bamboo trunks, the cover en-suite.
19.5cm (7 5/8in) wide (3).

£4,000 - 5,000 HK$47,000 - 59,000
CNY38,000 - 47,000

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A ‘tobacco leaf’ tankard

Circa 1775
The cylindrical body finely enamelled in the famille rose palette
highlighted with gilt, and painted in underglaze blue with passion-
flowers and smaller flower heads, with foliated rim and bamboo-
shaped handle.
13cm (5 1/8in) high

£2,000 - 3,000 HK$24,000 - 35,000
CNY19,000 - 28,000

For a comparable tankard see Christie’s London 11/11/03 lot 103.