Three Chinese Imari style teapots, a silver mounted ewer and a covered bowl with floral design, Kangxi

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H 17 - L 13,2 cm (the jug)

H 12,4 -L 14,5 cm (the covered bowl)

H 11,2 - L 16 cm (the largest teapot)

H 10,3 - L 15,3 cm (the smallest teapot)

 

Condition: (UV-checked) (from left to right, 1st photo)

- The teapot with the spout broken of and glued. The cover in excellent condition.

- The finial of the cover with glaze loss. The teapot with a horizontal hairline of ca. 10 cm just above the foot. The tip of the spout with some glaze loss.

- The bowl with a 6 cm hairline and some glaze lines. The interior with extensive firing flaws. The cover generally in good condition, with a number of superficial chips of the unglazed rim.

- The ewer generally in good condition, with minor superficial wear and glaze loss of the handle. The cover with a chip from the underside of the rim. The silver mount with a glued break, where it meets the cover.

- The teapot with the handle broken of and reattached to the body. With a number of retouched chips and burst glaze bubbles.