AN AVENTURINE TEAPOT AND COVER, QING DYNASTY
China, 19th century. Of compressed globular form supported on a short circular foot, set with a tapered spout opposite a ‘C’-shaped handle formed with stylized ruyi blooms at both ends, the exterior finely polished, the domed cover with a finial in form of a lotus bud.

Provenance: From a private estate.
Condition: Good condition with some wear, traces of use and few minuscule nicks. Natural flaws and fissures to mineral.

Weight: 794.9 grams
Dimensions: Length 18 cm

The stone of a dense green color with attractive russet inclusions. Aventurine is a form of quartz, characterized by its translucency and the presence of platy mineral inclusions that give a shimmering or glistening effect.

清代砂金石茶壺
中國，十九世紀。花蕊狀蓋鈕，手柄成如意狀，表面抛光精細。

來源：私人遺產
品相：保存良好，一些磨損、使用痕跡與些微磕損。天然瑕疵與礦石紋理。

重量：794.9 克
尺寸：長 18 厘米