Lot 46 A pair of Chinese blue and white lotus-shaped teapots with mounts

A pair of Chinese blue and white lotus-shaped teapots with mounts

Kangxi

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€ 6.000 – € 12.000

WH: H. 10,6 cm, W. 16,1 cm (The largest, incl. mounts and cover) | WH: H. 10,4 cm, W. 15,4 cm (The smallest, incl. mounts and cover)

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A pair of relief-moulded teapots and covers in the form of lotus flowers with overlapping petals, each forming a separate decorative panel, painted in underglaze cobalt blue. The panel from which the spout emerges is painted with a fisherman seated in his boat, while the corresponding panel beneath the handle depicts a tranquil mountainous river landscape. The two remaining main panels each depict a sage holding a staff, set within a mountainous river landscape.
Between the larger overlapping petals are four medium-sized panels painted with flowering peonies emerging from rocky outcrops, together with eight smaller panels decorated with floral motifs. The slightly angular spout is decorated with a small flower, while the curved handle is adorned with flowering stems and buds. The attachment points of both the spout and handle are flanked by stylised leaf motifs.
The cover is decorated with floral motifs and relief-moulded in the form of a lotus seed pod. Both teapots are further enhanced with gilt silver mounts decorated with small birds, with the spout, cover, and handle connected by delicate chains.
一對青花茶壺，通體模印作盛開蓮花形，重疊花瓣各自形成獨立開光，並以釉下青花裝飾。壺流下方的主開光內繪漁夫坐於舟中，壺柄下方相對的開光繪幽靜山水，其餘兩組主開光則各繪一位持杖高士，置身於山水江景之間。
大型重疊花瓣之間另設四組中型開光，繪牡丹自山石間盛放；其間再飾八組小型花卉開光。壺流略呈折角形，飾小朵花卉，曲柄繪折枝花蕾，流、柄與壺身銜接處兩側均飾變形葉紋。
壺蓋模印作蓮蓬形，並飾花卉紋。兩壺另加鎏金銀質配件，點綴小鳥裝飾，壺流、壺蓋與壺柄之間以纖細鏈條相連，造型精巧別緻。
Provenance:
Luis Alegria, Porto, with their label.
The Mr. and Mrs. Baert-Devos Collection, Belgium. Acquired from the above in 2017, according to the owner's inventory notes.