Lot # 5 - Qing Dynasty Cloisonné-Style Teapot with Monkey Finial & Dragon Handle

Opening Bid : $ 5.00
Start Date/Time: 10-Nov-2025 7:00:00 AM
End Date/Time: 17-Nov-2025 7:04:00 PM
Current bid:

$77.00

Highest bidder:

DAGoodwin

Auction has ended

Description :

A late-Qing cloisonné-style teapot of cylindrical form, crafted in mixed metal with vivid enamel work and symbolic ornamentation. The apple-green glass (or jadeite-hued) body is framed by silver-tone mounts, while the lid and shoulder are adorned with vibrant red, turquoise, and cobalt enamel featuring scrolling florals and five-clawed imperial dragons—symbols of power and auspiciousness.

The lid is topped with a finely modeled monkey finial, a clever nod to promotion and nobility (猴 hóu, homophonous with 侯 “marquis”). Applied climbing dragons in high relief flank both sides of the vessel, embodying guardianship and prosperity. The spout features a lotus-form mount, and the handle is gracefully curved in silvered metal.

Underside bears a four-character Guangxu mark (光绪年制), dating the piece to circa 1880–1910.

Dimensions:

Height (to finial): approx. 6.75 inches (17 cm)

Width (spout to handle): approx. 6 inches (15 cm)

Diameter: approx. 3 inches (7.5 cm)


Collector’s Insight:

This teapot exemplifies the fusion of Qing imperial iconography with export-era craftsmanship. While functional in form, such pieces were often intended as decorative objects, prized for their vibrant enamel work and symbolic animal motifs. The green-glass body paired with red dragon accents is especially desirable among collectors for its auspicious color symbolism and rarity.



Auction History

Highest bidder is DAGoodwin

Date Bid User
12-Nov-2025 6:45:42 AM $77.00 DAGoodwin
12-Nov-2025 6:45:42 AM $76.00 Utsukushii Josei
10-Nov-2025 1:35:38 PM $52.00 DAGoodwin
10-Nov-2025 1:32:00 PM $46.00 Utsukushii Josei
10-Nov-2025 1:31:45 PM $38.00 DAGoodwin
10-Nov-2025 1:31:45 PM $37.00 Utsukushii Josei
10-Nov-2025 11:48:27 AM $26.00 DAGoodwin
10-Nov-2025 11:48:20 AM $25.00 JMH
10-Nov-2025 11:48:20 AM $25.00 DAGoodwin
10-Nov-2025 10:11:22 AM $13.00 JMH
10-Nov-2025 9:40:01 AM $5.00 cedewil

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