Chinese export porcelain "café-au-lait" teapot - Qing dynast - Lot 237

Chinese export porcelain "café-au-lait" teapot - Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, circa 1760-1790 Globular teapot in export porcelain covered with a chocolate-brown "café-au-lait" (Batavia brown) glaze, reserving four white cartouches decorated in underglaze cobalt blue with floral bouquets; matching domed lid, secured by a period metal chain linking handle and spout; antique metal mounts on spout and handle, typical of pieces destined for the European market; unglazed ring-foot base with glazed hollow center; well-preserved glossy glaze with minor wear and small original firing defects; workshops in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province; height 12.5 cm, width 20 cm, weight 506 g; good overall condition.