A Rare Gilt Ground Silver Decorated Teapot

The pale cafe au lait glazed teapot is decorated with silvered prunus and bamboo

Outlined in iron red and on a gilt ground

The base is entirely silvered

Kangxi-Yongzheng

Height; 4 1/2″ (11.4 cm)

Condition; usual wear to gilding and silvering

Crack through top of handle

There is a long glaze crack to the interior which does not pass through the body

Silver as an enamel was not always that successful and was used for a comparatively short period