Fine Furniture and Decorative Arts

The ovoid form tea pot in overall decent condition with no apparent hairlines. Minor pitting and some firing flaws to the interior, one pit to the row of pink petals. Some rubbing of gilt to the decoration. One minute chip the mouth of the spout, chips to the applied floral decoration and the coin motifs, the finial is restored; the cylindrical pot also in decent condition with no visible hairlines or restoration. Some pitting and firing flaws to the interior. Light dust residue to the recesses. Minor rubbing of glaze. Chips to the applied decoration and the finial.

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