Ninth place: Red Mine Stone Carving Dragon Pattern Tea Set
Hongkuang stone carving dragon pattern tea set
Described by American auctioneer I.M.Chait as a "flawless work of art", this is the work of artist Alberto Quispe Aparicio. A set of 16 carved ruby matrix tea set decorated with 18k gold cinnabar base and ruby tray was auctioned by Cai Yisheng Company at $20 19600.
Eighth place: silver-plated tea set in Qing Dynasty
Silver-plated tea set in Qing dynasty
20 1 1 was sold to an American private museum in Sotheby's, Amsterdam.
Seventh place: Tiffany's "Japanese" tea set
Tiffany's "Japanese" Tea Set
In 2006, at an auction held in Sotheby's, new york, a set of mixed metal tea set made by Tiffany 1885 for Westinghouse family was sold for $380,000 by Anthony Marx, a silverware dealer. The whole tea set is decorated with dragonflies, butterflies, spiders and other insects.
Sixth place: Half-length mason porcelain tea set < 850,000 & gt
Half-man stonemason porcelain tea set
It is said that this is one of the most exquisite collections of Mei Sen porcelain in the world. "Bantu" is an eight-piece tea set made by 1723. Tea set, featuring bust, is one of the most popular porcelain paintings in Europe. It is said that the price of this tea set is 54 1 250 (then equivalent to 850 thousand dollars), which is one of the most expensive tea sets in history.
Fifth place: rouge red coral teapot
Rouge red coral teapot
This pair of extremely rare rose coral teapots can be traced back to the Qianlong period (1736 ~ 1795). The teapot is painted with blue and green scenery. The twins have unusual shapes and decorations, and their flat oval bodies seem to be unique in the world. They were bought by a private collector at Christie's auction in Hong Kong for1260,000 dollars.
Fourth place: Yixing ceramic teapot in ancient Jingzhou
Ancient Jingzhou Yixing ceramic teapot
2013110/0 in October, two ceramic teapots made by China ceramic master Gu Jingzhou and a ceramic craftsman each won $654.38+RMB 0.32 million. These two cylindrical stone teapots are red-brown and unglazed.
Third place: 1948 Yixing Zisha teapot < 2 million >
Yixing red porcelain teapot
This teapot was also made by Gu Jingzhou, a ceramic master, at 1948, with Wu Hufan's calligraphy prints and Jianghan's bamboo carvings printed on it. 20 10 was sold at Beijing rectangular China guardian auction in may for $2 million.
Second place: pastel melon teapot
Pastel melon teapot
This pair of18th century melon pots was auctioned by an anonymous collector in China in May, 201,breaking the previous pottery auction record. This pair of teapots was sold by a Scottish family, and the transaction price was more than six times the share price, which was the most expensive teapot ever sold.
First place: "egoist" teapot
Egoist
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, "egoist" is the most valuable teapot in the world, worth 3 million dollars. This teapot was designed by British billionaire Nirmal Sethia and made by Milan jeweler Scavia. The teapot is set with 1638 D and E diamonds, 386 rubies and a 6.67-carat Thai ruby.