Two Decorated Chinese Yixing Teapots

Qing dynasty, bamboo form teapot with bamboo form spout and handles, applied leaf decoration to lid and impressed mark to lid interior, 3-1/4 in.; teapot with pine bark texture, applied branch, leaves, and fruit decoration, branch form handle and spout, impressed mark to lid interior, 5-3/4 in. - Provenance: Collected in Shanghai, China prior to 1902 by Frederick and Margaret Haskell; By descent in family to Frances Arnold; Private Collection, Newnan, Georgia - Note: Objects from this personal collection were acquired in Shanghai, China between the years 1862-1902. They were collected by Frederick and Margaret Haskell. Mr. Haskell was the owner of the Japan and China Trading Company. The couple retired to Lake Weir Florida in 1902, bringing these collected objects with them to the United States and they descended through the family to current day. These objects are now being offered to the public for the first time by Brunk Auctions.Click Here to Read the History of this Important Collection
Condition Report: bamboo teapot with tiny chip to lid and tip of spout, tiny chips to applied leaf decoration, some minor firing cracks, light abrasions; tree bark teapot with losses to leaf decoration, some firing cracks to lid flange, light abrasionsÿ ÿ