Two Yixing teapots and covers19th/20th century
One of compressed rounded form, with a highly polished surface of chocolate brown tone, with gilt metal mounts, incised inscription to the base reading '一色杏花紅十里 逸公製 Yise xinghua hong shili Yigongzhi'; and a lobed gourd-form vessel of compressed form with branch handle and square section curved spout, incised two-character mark to the cover interior reading '曉華 Xiao hua' and four-character seal to the base reading '中國宜興 Zhongguo yixing'.
14.5cm (5.3/4in) and 16.2cm (6.3/8in) across the spout and handle (4).注脚Property from the Collection of Quek Kiok Lee (1921-2018), Lots 37-97

Provenance: Quek Kiok Lee Collection (1921 – 2018), Singapore, and thence by descent