A CHINESE ARMORIAL TEAPOT AND COVER , QIANLONG 1736-1795
A CHINESE ARMORIAL TEAPOT AND COVER , QIANLONG 1736-1795
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Description
Of oval form, with c-shaped handle, straight spout and low domed cover finished with a bud finial, the body boldly painted in shades of overglaze blue with large well-drawn flowering branches, including lotus, continuing around the pot, an armorial painted on either side of the pot in iron-red, black and gilding of a cockerel holding a branch in its beak above a winged coronet, both below a border of fleur-de-lys outlined in iron-red and gilding around the base of the short neck, the cover similarly decorated with large blossoming blooms and a fleur-de-lys border around the rim, the base glazed.
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| Origin | Chinese |
| Period | 18th Century |
| Dimensions | Height: 12.5 cm; 5 in |
Product REF: BC60
