Christie's Chinese Yongzheng Period Famille Noire Porcelain Teapot, cover & stand, the teapot and hexafoil stand each with 2 shaped windows with landscapes with a ground of scrolling flowers and green leaves on greenish-black, the cover with a flower painted finial and the stand with an applied flower center. Width of teapot from handle to spout 5 3/4 inches (14.5 cm.). Diameter of stand 6 inches (15.3 cm.). PROVENANCE: Purchased at Christie's, New York, 24 January 2007, Lot 191: The Hodroff Collection, Chinese Export Porcelain from the Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff with Christie's hang tag and the green Hodroff printed labels to cover, teapot and stand with inventory numbers.

The teapot, cover and tray with light age related wear to enamels, the cover edge with a small flake with professional over-painting, the tray with small frits to outside edge and a hairline from outside edge. NOTE: Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Eddie's Auction shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging.