Description:
AN AVENTURINE TEAPOT AND COVER, QING DYNASTY
China, 19th century. Of compressed globular form supported on a short circular foot, set with a tapered spout opposite a ‘C’-shaped handle formed with stylized ruyi blooms at both ends, the exterior finely polished, the domed cover with a finial in form of a lotus bud.
Provenance: From a private estate.
Condition: Good condition with some wear, traces of use and few minuscule nicks. Natural flaws and fissures to mineral.
Weight: 794.9 grams
Dimensions: Length 18 cm
The stone of a dense green color with attractive russet inclusions. Aventurine is a form of quartz, characterized by its translucency and the presence of platy mineral inclusions that give a shimmering or glistening effect.
清代砂金石茶壺
中國,十九世紀。花蕊狀蓋鈕,手柄成如意狀,表面抛光精細。
來源:私人遺產
品相:保存良好,一些磨損、使用痕跡與些微磕損。天然瑕疵與礦石紋理。
重量:794.9 克
尺寸:長 18 厘米