A GRISAILLE-DECORATED TEAPOT AND COVER enamelled and gilt with a portrait of Martin Luther, head and shoulders in an oval surmounted by a crest, a band of elaborate strapwork incorporating vignettes of deer and wild boar, the base with a stylized monogram above the date '1756', the compressed domed cover with similar band of strapwork and surmounted by a knop finial (spout restored), Qianlong | Christie's

Lot 157

157

A GRISAILLE-DECORATED TEAPOT AND COVER enamelled and gilt with a portrait of Martin Luther, head and shoulders in an oval surmounted by a crest, a band of elaborate strapwork incorporating vignettes of deer and wild boar, the base with a stylized monogram above the date '1756', the compressed domed cover with similar band of strapwork and surmounted by a knop finial (spout restored), Qianlong

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A GRISAILLE-DECORATED TEAPOT AND COVER enamelled and gilt with a portrait of Martin Luther, head and shoulders in an oval surmounted by a crest, a band of elaborate strapwork incorporating vignettes of deer and wild boar, the base with a stylized monogram above the date '1756', the compressed domed cover with similar band of strapwork and surmounted by a knop finial (spout restored), Qianlong
18.5cm wide

Lot Essay

cf. F. et N. Hervouet et Y. Bruneau, op. cit., p.272, no. 11.46 for a plate similarly decorated

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