A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE TEAPOT AND COVER AND FOUR CUPS the beehive-shaped body set to one side with a short curved spout and to the other with a loop handle carved around the exterior with pine and trees and rocks the domed cover surmounted by a lotus bud finial the U-shaped cups carved with flowers issuing from rockwork the stone of whitish-celadon tone Ruyi-shaped lacquer box and cover the teapot 13.5cm wide Provenance: Swiss Private Collection of Chinese Jades: sold for the benefit of Mission Bambini. See lot 23 for further information on the charity.