Hi, some older article was written about ordering vintage teapots from eaby from this store
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So I ordered two teapots - the seller was fine, the shipment was pretty expensive, but I got the pots in about 4 days (and they were shipped from china). Also I changed my mind and asked to exchange one pot for another with the same price before they were shipped, and it was done without any problems.
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This was a new pot. The quality is ok, slightly above average, but it is the cheapest pot with price 15 USD (or 9,90 in auction). It came with certificate and in a gift box. I do not use it, beacuse it will be a gift for a friend.
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This is a second pot, it should be made in Qing dynasty (before 1911). It FEELS right. After careful examination, I found some marks that say, that this pot can be real - as it is said on Hou De Fine Asian Art shop
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the pot have some marks of hand-made pots, especially the hand made joint line
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(this picture is not of my pot) and the lid have also handworking joint line like this one
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The pot was pretty dirty, and since I decided to use it for pu-erh, I cleaned. Photos of cleaning (before and after) you can find here
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- since I wanted to drink from a pot I decided not to use any chemicals, only hot water, toothbrush and baking soda was used in cleaning process. The pot is single-hole, has beatufil sound, the lid fits well.