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18TH CENTURY
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A FAMILLE ROSE CANTON ENAMEL EWER AND BASIN
18th century
The ewer imitating a European metal-shape with a distinctive helmet spout rising from a globular body, supported on a domed and waisted foot, the foot and body delicately enamelled with a lotus meander within lotus-petal bands, the neck and spout with fruiting pomegranate and peach sprigs between floral sprays, a serpentine handle attached to the neck and rim, the shell-shaped basin standing on three conical feet and decorated with a dense flower meander
the ewer 10 in (27.4 cm.) high; the basin 15 in. (38 cm.) wide (2)
18th century
The ewer imitating a European metal-shape with a distinctive helmet spout rising from a globular body, supported on a domed and waisted foot, the foot and body delicately enamelled with a lotus meander within lotus-petal bands, the neck and spout with fruiting pomegranate and peach sprigs between floral sprays, a serpentine handle attached to the neck and rim, the shell-shaped basin standing on three conical feet and decorated with a dense flower meander
the ewer 10 in (27.4 cm.) high; the basin 15 in. (38 cm.) wide (2)