Fine Art Sale
Lot 130
A CHINESE IMARI PORCELAIN ARMORIAL TEAPOT AND COVER
A CHINESE IMARI PORCELAIN ARMORIAL TEAPOT AND COVER, TWO SIDE HANDLED JUGS AND COVERS AND A PLATE, C1716 plate 22cm diamCommissioned by Matthew Martin Captain of the "Marlborough", a thirty two gun East Indiaman which was at Canton in 1716. The side handled jugs are a rare shape; see Howard (D S), Chinese Armorial Porcelain, 1974, p176 (illustration from a 1968 Sotheby & Co sale catalogue).
Estimate: £600 - 800
Sold for £900