A nice little urn-er: Rare Chinese teapot from Qianlong dynasty sells for £2.6million

    18th century piece of china is one of just two known to exist
    Teapot pays tribute to Emperor Qianlong’s love of the beverage
    Shows a figure, possibly the Emperor, being served tea while admiring a handscroll[CN]

目前所知存在的两件18世纪瓷器之一。茶壶歌颂乾隆皇帝对饮茶的热爱。茶壶与一个人物相关，很可能是乾隆皇帝，欣赏手卷时候喝茶所用。

A rare Chinese teapot from the Qianlong dynasty has been sold for £2.6m – ten times its expected price. It was sold in New York by Sotheby’s, with the auction house giving it a guide price of about £225,000[CN]

乾隆时代的稀有茶壶卖出260万欧元天价 - 是预售价格的10倍。该品由苏士比在纽约兜售，拍卖行给出的初始价是约22万5千欧元。

The work of art pays tribute to Emperor Qianlong’s love of tea and features a figure, possibly the Emperor, being served the drink while admiring a handscroll. (File picture of the emperor, above)[CN]

这件艺术品主要颂扬乾隆皇帝的偏爱饮茶，同时描述了一个形象，很可能是乾隆皇帝，欣赏画卷之时以供饮茶之用。（上图为乾隆皇帝）

Even if the Queen came to tea, you would surely prefer to keep this in the cabinet.[CN]

即使女王是为饮茶而来，你还是把这款宝物收入橱柜中的。

A rare Chinese teapot from the Qianlong dynasty has been sold for £2.6million – ten times its expected price.[CN]

乾隆时代的稀有中国茶壶以260万欧元天价卖出 – 是预估价的10倍之多。

More than ten bidders battled it out for the 18th century piece of china, which is one of just two known to exist.[CN]

超过10个竞标者争夺这件18世纪的瓷器，目前所知只有两件。

The work of art pays tribute to Emperor Qianlong’s love of tea and features a figure, possibly the Emperor, being served the drink while admiring a handscroll.[CN]

这件艺术品主要颂扬乾隆皇帝的偏爱饮茶，同时描述了一个形象，很可能是乾隆皇帝，欣赏画卷之时以供饮茶之用。

It was sold in New York by Sotheby’s, with the auction house giving it a guide price of about £225,000.[CN]

该瓷器由苏士比在纽约拍卖，拍卖行原定价格为22万5千欧元。

Bidding started at £190,000 and quickly passed £750,000 as bidders fought it out.[CN]

竞标价起于19万欧元，竞标者激烈争夺，很快飙升至75万欧元。

The intricately detailed teapot was sold to an Asian buyer for £2.6million with the saleroom applauding the result.[CN]

这精致的茶壶最终以260万欧元卖给亚洲买家，整个拍卖场响起热烈掌声，为此次拍卖鼓掌。

Angela McAteer, head of Sotheby’s Chinese works of art department, said: ‘The contest among more than ten bidders that pushed a 250-year-old teapot to £2.6million reminded us of auction’s unique magic.[CN]

Angela McAteer，苏士比拍卖行中国艺术品收藏部部长说道，“十位竞标者之间的竞争把这250年的茶壶卖出260万欧元天价，让我们感受到了拍卖的独特魔力。”

‘The piece, having been enjoyed by an American collector for decades, was just one of a number of works that soared over pre-sale expectations after drawing bidding from determined collectors.’[CN]

这件瓷器，美国收藏家已享用几十年，只是众多远超预售期望价格的艺术品之一，毕竟有铁了心的收藏家竞相报价。