A semi oval Chinese Yixing tea pot with raised bamboo style decorations. I believe it's made of red clay. The colors are gun metal blue, off white, and brown. It measures 5.5 long x 2.75 wide x 2.25 tall. It is marked inside the lid, but the marks are in Chinese lettering, so I can't tell you what it says.
As to the age, all I can tell you is that it is old. I did find a couple exact teapots online with statements like "early 20th century", "antique", and "early to mid 1900s". The asking price on those others also averaged around $100 plus shipping.
CONDITION: My asking price is a bit less because there is a small chip on the edge of the lid. You can see the chipped area in both of my pictures. It's at the back of the lid, by the handle.
Buyer to pay $8.45 shipping charges. Shipping is from Arizona.
SPECIAL NOTE about SHIPPING CHARGES: Twice yearly and again in November for the holiday season (so 3 times each year) the postal service increases shipping charges. This is what they call their “Delivering for America” plan in which they hope to become profitable. It’s a 10 year plan that started in 2021, so we’ve got years to go with multiple price increases each year. I try to absorb some of the new charges and haven't increased my shipping charges in three years. This year, unfortunately, I have to increase the shipping. I'll try to keep it reasonable and even absorb some of the changes when possible.
I do combine shipping on multiple items purchased as long as all items can fit safely into a single box or envelope. However, my web host is not set up to calculate multiple item shipping costs. At checkout, you will be charged full shipping price on each item purchased and I will refund the appropriate amount of overpayment. If you are uncomfortable with that, you can send me an email with your zip code and stating which items you'll be purchasing and I'll calculate the correct combined shipping charges and send you a custom invoice.
INTERNATIONAL PURCHASES: Sorry, I do not ship to locations outside of the United States.
All items in my listings come from either estate or garage sales. I do not know if they came from homes where smoking or pets were present. All items are sold in the same condition as when I received them.
