18th Century Chinese Clobbered Miniature Teapot, Qianlong Dynasty

A Chinese 18th century clobbered miniature teapot, Qianlong…
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A Chinese 18th century clobbered miniature teapot, Qianlong (1736-95) the small Chinese porcelain teapot and cover of octagonal form, with a straight spout and slender loop handle, decorated in typical underglaze blue with alternating panels painted with flowers and 'Long Elizas', the cover with a lion finial, later clobbered or overpainted in Egland with iron red and lime green enamel ground, gilt contours and highlights. Height: 10 cm width: 12 cm

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  • Finial - An architectural decoration, found on the upper parts of of an object. On furniture they are usually found on pediments, canopies and shelf supports. On smaller ceramic or silver items, such as spoons, they may decorate the top of the item itself, or the lid or cover where they provide a useful handle for removal.

    Finials have a variety of shapes and forms. They may be urn-shaped, baluster shaped round or spiral, but usually taper into an upper point. Many real life shapes may also be used as finials, such as pineapples, berries, pinecones, buds, lotus and acorns. Sometimes animals such as a lion are depicted, or fish and dolphins.

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