Bidspirit auction | Famille Rose Buddhist Lion Teapot

Famille Rose Buddhist Lion Teapot - Chinese export porcelain famille rose Buddhist lion or foo dog teapot and cover, ca. early Qianlong period. The sides reticulated with flower heads within a lotus panel and surrounded by a cell pattern. One lion as a handle and the other perched on the spout. Each modeled crouched with heads turned. The finial in the form of a rooster. Provenance: Douglas Lorie Inc., Palm Beach, 22 February 1995; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. For examples of similar teapots see: Christie's New York, ”Chinese Export Art Featuring the Tibor Collection, Part II, ” 23 January 2020, lot 80. Sotheby's London, ”Fine Chinese Export Porcelain from the collection of Angelo Castelo Branco Caldas, ” 8 May 1990, lot 38. Christie's New York, ”Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, ” 2 December 1993, lot 342. Christie's New York, ”Collected in America: Chinese Ceramics from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, ” 15 September 2016, lot 953. Height: 5 1/4 in x width: 6 1/2 in x diameter: 4 1/4 in. Condition: Some minute frits to the edge of the lid. Light wear to the footrim. Some loss to the gilt decoration throughout. No noticeable cracks or restorations under UV light.