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Nicolas Nouvelet Commissaire-priseur

213 - Large polychrome porcelain teapot, Xianfeng mark and period,…
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Estimate €400 - €600
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Description
Large polychrome porcelain teapot, Xianfeng mark and period, China, 1851-1861 The body decorated with Zhong Kui raising a fan above his head with his right hand, surrounded by young women and men holding camellia, peony, magnolia and osmanthus flowers; and a dignitary under a wutong pointing to a young girl holding a lotus vase in her hands, followed by an elderly couple holding a plum blossom branch and a chrysanthemum flower, a child climbing on the old woman's back. A frieze of ruyi heads decorates the shoulder and stylised leaves the bottom of the body. The lid with landscape decoration is not original. Xianfeng six-character sigillary mark in iron red on the base. H. 17 cm (chips and restorations, notably to the spout)
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About the sale Fine and decorative arts, past and present
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Auction time 06/23/2026 at 1:30 PM
Ref. : 0084 - 58
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