Chinese Porcelain Mandarin Subject Tea Pot, Ca. 1860

China Ca. 1860

A superbly decorated tea pot with strong colors and lots of gold accents. Of typical Chinese drum shape with crossed straps handle often used in the late 18th to the end of the 19th Centuries . The body is nearly completely decorated with courtyard scenes.

Price

$975

Condition

Overall very fine antique condition. No repairs but there is a barely discernible spider hair line crack on one side of the body, slightly more noticeable on the inside.

Measurements

6" H X 9.25" L X 5.25" D

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