Chinese famille rose porcelain teapot - Late Qing dynasty / - Lot 229

Chinese famille rose porcelain teapot - Late Qing dynasty / Republic period A finely hand-painted porcelain cylindrical teapot in the famille rose palette, decorated with a continuous scene depicting court figures and their servants in a garden, executed in vivid pink, green, blue and orange enamels; lid and base adorned with lotus and flower friezes on a cobalt-blue ground; domed lid with fruit-shaped knob, fitted with traditional metal mounts with movable handle; base bearing a red seal mark in sigillary script "Qianlong Nian Zhi", an honorific mark; production from the late 19th to early 20th century (late Qing - Republic period); dimensions : height 15 cm, weight 626 g; condition: slight wear and patina consistent with age and use, with no notable chips or cracks.