Two Yixing stoneware moulded and slip-painted teapots and covers. Qing dynasty. Photo Bonhams

Of compressed globular form, the handle naturalistically moulded in the form of gnarled branches of pine stocks and needles, the spout and knop in the form of bamboo shoots and peaches, all painted with red and brown slip, together with a smaller teapot potted in the form of gnarled branches with flowering blossoms. The largest: 16.5cm long. (2). Lot 504. Sold for HK$ 300,000

From the Mr and Mrs Gerard Hawthorn Collection

Bonhams. 27 May 2012 4 p.m. Hong Kong. Yixing stoneware and scholar's objects from private collections