Late Qing Tibetan Silver and Cloisonne TeapotIt is elaborately sculptured with dragons on the wall and with a dragon head form the base of the spout. The shoulder is covered with silver-based cloisonnewith two dragons and flowers. The cover has a monkey as a knob, surrounded by three frog. Three light green jade (or Jade-like) circular bands further decorate the teapot. The base is stamped with two words to mean that it is made of silver.Size: 4 3/4 in. (12 cm.) h x5 1/2 in (14 cm.) w Provenance: From an important California collector, whose grandfather a major antique dealer during the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic, and was a patron of painters Wu Changshuo and Huang Binhong. http://www.karburys.com/lotdetail/373/