A BLANC-DE-CHINE FACETED EWER AND COVER

17TH CENTURY

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A BLANC-DE-CHINE FACETED EWER AND COVER
17TH CENTURY
The five facets of the high-shouldered body molded with figural panels, raised on three bracket supports and with an angular loop handle, the cover molded with a prunus branch below the bud finial, all covered with a glaze of warm ivory tone
5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.) high

Lot Essay

Compare two ewers of similar form and decoration, but with ear-shaped handles, illustrated by R. Kerr and J. Ayers, Blanc de Chine Porcelain from Dehua, Chicago, 2002, pl. 93; and P.J. Donnelly, Blanc de Chine, New York, 1969, pl. 60B.

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