A group of four Yixing teapots and covers
Qing DynastyComprising: a dark brown clay cylindrical teapot and cover with famille rose enamel decoration, the base and interior of the lid with impressed seal marks; a dark brown clay teapot of square section with gently rounded sides, with seal mark to base reading [潘X忠製] (Pan X Zhongzhi), the lid with cockerel finial and two further impressed seals; a duanni 'folded cloth' teapot and cover, the base marked [周令芳製] (Zhou Lingfan zhi), the interior of lid and base of handles with further impressed seals; and a purple clay 'bamboo' teapot and cover, the base marked [蔣龍蛾製] (Jiang long e zhi), the lid also with an impressed seal. The famille rose teapot: 18.5cm (7 1/4in) wide (8).