Qing Dynasty |Comprising: a tall baluster-shaped 'Three Friends of Winter' teapot and cover, impressed seal mark to base; a compressed globular teapot with applied prunus decoration in red and duanni clay, the interior of the lid with half-moon-shaped seal mark; and two teapots shaped as a melon, one large and one miniature.|The largest: 20cm (7 7/8in) wide (8).|Provenance: the compressed globular teapot with applied prunus acquired from Portobello Antiques, 13 December 1972 (receipt).