A silver-mounted small Chinese blue and white teapot and cover

Reference: ART1004435

The small squat teapot is fashioned with a c-shaped handle and s-shaped spout, the body is decorated with two panels enclosing scholars and attendants, the base with an artemisia leaf. The cover is decorated with a trellis band to the rim, and is surmounted by a Buddhist lion finial. The silver mounts are of a floral design, and are stamped with a sword mark