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                                                                                              A PEWTER TEAPOT AND COVER
                                                                                              19th century
                                                                                              The arch-shaped teapot incised to one side with a bamboo spray
                                                                                              and lotus, the reverse with a nine-character seal-script passage and
                                                                                              a further running-script inscription, flanked with a straight spout and a
                                                                                              jadeite handle formed from half a bangle, the lid with a bridge knop.
                                                                                              18.5cm (7 1/4in) wide (2).
                                                                                              £1,500 - 2,000
                                                                                              CNY15,000 - 19,000
                                                                                              HK$18,000 - 24,000

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A PEWTER TEAPOT AND COVER
Qing Dynasty
The baluster shaped pot flanked with a beast-mask issuing an
S-shaped spout, with an overhead handle, the lid decorated with a
Buddhist lion finial.
19cm (7 1/2in) high (2).

£800 - 1,200
CNY7,700 - 12,000
HK$9,400 - 14,000

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48 | BONHAMS                                                       A PEWTER-ENCASED YIXING TEAPOT AND COVER
                                                                   19th century, the pewter signed Yi Jun
                                                                   The ruyi-shaped teapot flanked with a wooden loop handle and
                                                                   an S-shaped spout, one side embellished with a twelve-character
                                                                   inscription, the obverse with a bamboo spray, the lid with a green jade
                                                                   knop.
                                                                   17cm (6 3/4in) wide (2).

                                                                   £4,000 - 6,000
                                                                   CNY39,000 - 58,000
                                                                   HK$47,000 - 71,000
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