Lot 744. A rare incised creamy white-glazed cylindrical tea pot and cover, 18th-19th century; 7 ½ in. (19 cm.) high. Estimate USD 4,000 - USD 6,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019

The body is incised with two phoenixes in flight, flanked by a slender C-shaped handle terminating in a dragon head, and a phoenix-form spout. The cover is incised with stylized clouds below a button-shaped finial.

Provenance: Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858–1937) Collection, Chicago, before 1924.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned as the Collection of Lucy Maud Buckingham (1870-1920) in 1924.

Christie's. Chinese Art from The Art Institute of Chicago, New York, 12 September 2019