Chinese Kangxi ca 1700 Yixing Chrysanthemum-Shaped Ovoid Teapot formed with 16 applied panels of petals each with pierce-work stems of leaves and flowers above and below the midsection, with a Yixing stem handle and gilt metal Dragon Spout with chain ring, and a conforming ovoid 16 lobed cover fitting into 16 lobed mouth. Length from handle to spout 6 1/2 inches (16.5 cm.).

Age related wear with minor old flakes, the gilt metal Dragon spout a Kangxi period replacement, the cover originally with 16 pierce-work Yixing applied petals now flattened leaving small chips and with a re-stuck crack. NOTE: Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Eddie's Auction shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. We do not carry out in-depth research of the sort carried out by professional historians and scholars, and any statements made by us orally or in writing about any lot concerning attribution to an artist, provenance, period, materials, origin, history, or dates represent an opinion of Eddie's Auction and are not to be relied on as a statement of fact. Such opinions serve for informative purposes only and do not constitute historic or academic scholarship on the works and do not aim to substitute or contradict any such scholarship.