Chinese famille rose porcelain teapot - Late Qing Dynasty, 1 - Lot 230

Chinese famille rose porcelain teapot - Late Qing Dynasty, 19th century Chinese porcelain teapot hand-decorated in the famille rose (fencai) palette, with rounded body decorated with narrative scenes featuring court figures in a waterside garden and in a boat among lotus flowers, framed by floral and landscape motifs; original metal mobile handle; lid surmounted by a peach-shaped knob and decorated with floral bouquets; base bearing an apocryphal four-character Qianlong Nian Zhi (乾隆年製) mark in iron red, in sigillary script; late Qing dynasty production, probably Guangxu period (circa 1875-1908); dimensions: height without handle 11.5 cm, width 16.5 cm (from handle to spout), weight 522 g; condition: very good old condition, slight wear to glazes and minor firing imperfections consistent with age, with no visible cracks or restorations.