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Specialty Auctions | October 22, 2020

Thu, Oct 22, 2020 09:00AM EDT
Lot 110

Two Chinese Yixing Teapots

Estimate: $200 - $400

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Qing dynasty, lotus leaf form teapot supported on three snail form feet, leaf form lid with branch finial and applied frog (detached) and shell decoration, branch form handle, impressed mark within a leaf to lid interior, 4-1/8 in.; teapot with Y-form bridge handle, lid with impressed mark to interior, 6 in.Note: Objects from this personal collection were acquired in Shanghai, China between the years 1862-1902. They were collected by Frederick and Margaret Haskell. Mr. Haskell was the owner of the Japan and China Trading Company. The couple retired to Lake Weir Florida in 1902, bringing these collected objects with them to the United States and they descended through the family to current day. These objects are now being offered to the public for the first time by Brunk Auctions.Click Here to Read the History of this Important Collection - Provenance: Collected in Shanghai, China prior to 1902 by Frederick and Margaret Haskell; By descent in family to Frances Arnold; Private Collection, Newnan, Georgia

Condition

lotus form example with break to lid (both shards and frog decoration are present), tiny chips to frog, handle detached but present, light abrasions and scratches, visible seam; small chips to finial, firing cracks to lid interior and teapot base, light abrasions and scratches
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