Lot Essay
A pair of similar oviform ewers were sold in our London Rooms, 28 October 1987, lot 63.
LATE 17TH CENTURY, THE SILVER 18TH CENTURY
Details
A small silver-mounted kakiemon-style ewer
Late 17th Century, the silver 18th Century
The oviform body decorated in underglaze-blue and enamelled in green, blue, iron-red and black with shaped panels enclosing flowers, divided by karakusa scrolls, the slightly tapering neck terminating in a cup-shaped mouth with pinched spout (slight flaking to the enamels)
15 cm. high
Late 17th Century, the silver 18th Century
The oviform body decorated in underglaze-blue and enamelled in green, blue, iron-red and black with shaped panels enclosing flowers, divided by karakusa scrolls, the slightly tapering neck terminating in a cup-shaped mouth with pinched spout (slight flaking to the enamels)
15 cm. high
Literature
Gemeentelijk Museum Princessehof, Leeuwaarden, Exhibition Catalogue, 1981, pls. 121-129.