This antique teapot dates to the late 19th century Qing Dynasty. There are no China or Made in China marks. There is a makers seal on the base which is unfamiliar to me and some Chinese characters in the centre of the lid. The teapot is made of red / terracotta coloured Yixing stoneware with pewter mounts in the form of dragons. There are fine copper details to the spout. The handles are made of brass attached by nicely modelled hands to copper mounting rings. The teapot has a patina consistent with age and much usage. There is small nibble / dent out of the pewter at the edge of the base. I have tilted the pot in photo 4 to make this obvious. The pewter mounts are finely made and in good antique condition. There is no knob on the lid (by design). There are 2 hoop handles attached the main body of the pot. It would have originally been part of a full Yixing pewter tea set made for the European (mainly British) export market. This is a rare and beautiful original antique object. The teapot measures 17cm (6.7) in diameter. 21cm (8) acros the spout. It stands 10.5cm (4.1) tall. It weighs 1040g(2lbs 5ozs). It holds about 900ml (1.5 UK pints) Please study the photos. Please check out my other items. I also have a Black Yixing applied pewter tea tray and water pot of a similar pattern listed. I usually have other Chinese and other Asian antiques for sale. I DO NOT OFFER COLLECTION IN PERSON. Please also check out the items in the INTERIOR DESIGN category of my shop. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian/Oriental Antiques\Chinese\Other Chinese”. The seller is “figuerez” and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Korea, South, Taiwan, Brunei Darussalam, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Iceland, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Macau, Monaco.

• Region of Origin: Chinese
• Product: Tea Pot / Set
• Age: 1900-1940
• Primary Material: Porcelain/ Pottery
• Style: Oriental
• Features: Pewter Mounts, Oriental, Signed
• Sub-Type: Teapot
• Original/Repro: Antique Original
• Chinese Dynasty: Qing (1644-1911)