Chinese famille rose lighthouse chocolate pot and a cover, Qianlong (1736-95)
Chinese famille rose lighthouse chocolate pot and a cover, Qianlong (1736-95)
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Description
Chinese famille rose lighthouse chocolate pot and a cover, Qianlong (1736-95), of tall tapering form with spout and side-handle, decorated in overglaze enamels to one side with a beribboned basket of flowering peony and various other archaic-form vessels filled with flowers and fruits, scrolls and a low table with further vessels, the other side with a square jardinière containing flowering peony and lotus, the rim with a rich band of alternating pomegranate-shaped cartouches containing either a lotus head against a blue ground or peony head against a scrolling iron-red ground, the spout and handle with wisps of cloud, the domed lid with a further band of pomegranate cartouches containing flowerheads against alternating blue and red scroll grounds, the rim with a narrow band of geometric stiff-leaf pattern.
Condition: Small rim chips, cover with small glaze imperfections
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| Material and Technique | Porcelain with overglaze enamel decoration in the famille rose palette |
| Origin | Chinese |
| Period | 18th Century |
| Condition | Very good |
| Dimensions | Height: 17.5cm. (6 7/8in.) |
Product REF: N277
