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PROPERTY FROM A GERMAN FAMILY COLLECTION
A PAINTED ENAMEL TEAPOT AND COVER
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Details
A PAINTED ENAMEL TEAPOT AND COVER
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The elegantly shaped body is vibrantly enamelled on each side with a panel enclosing an assortment of floral sprays. The teapot is attached to one side with a gilt-metal chilong-form handle, and the other with the spout emerging from a mythical beast-form mask. The cover is decorated with floral scrolls surmounted by a metal lotus bud-finial.
10 3/4 in. ( 27 cm.) wide
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The elegantly shaped body is vibrantly enamelled on each side with a panel enclosing an assortment of floral sprays. The teapot is attached to one side with a gilt-metal chilong-form handle, and the other with the spout emerging from a mythical beast-form mask. The cover is decorated with floral scrolls surmounted by a metal lotus bud-finial.
10 3/4 in. ( 27 cm.) wide
Provenance
A Munich private collection, acquired in the 1970s (by repute)
Brought to you by
Sibley Ngai