Japanese 19 Century Gold & Silver raised Inlay cast iron Tetsubin Teapot with a design of Chrysanthemums with a small butterfly to the reverse side, the fixed overhead handle lined to underside with silver, inscribed Bronze cover with silver swivel finial. Height to top of handle 9 1/4 inches (23.5 cm.). Length from side to spout 7 inches (17.8 cm.).

Age related wear to iron and gold & silver inlay, the silver lining under the handle with blisters to silver and a small strip of silver missing, dent to silver swivel finial. 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. We do not carry out in-depth research of the sort carried out by professional historians and scholars, and any statements made by us orally or in writing about any lot concerning attribution to an artist, provenance, period, materials, origin, history, or dates represent an opinion of Eddie's Auction and are not to be relied on as a statement of fact. Such opinions serve for informative purposes only and do not constitute historic or academic scholarship on the works and do not aim to substitute or contradict any such scholarship.