Lot Essay
A bottle of this shape, but differently decorated, was included in the exhibition, Chinese Painted Enamels, China House Gallery, New York, October 23, 1969-February 1, 1970, Catalogue, no. 44 (center)
Property from the MARY C. BELIN TRUST
A GROUP OF FOUR PAINTED ENAMEL VESSELS
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A GROUP OF FOUR PAINTED ENAMEL VESSELS
18TH CENTURY
One a covered octagonal bottle, four of the facets well painted with European villages nestled within Chinese style mountainous landscapes, divided by foliate meander reserved on the narrow yellow-ground corner facets, below foliate scroll reserved on a mauve ground on the sloping shoulder, the domed, screw-on cap painted with a flowerhead; two canisters and covers, one decorated with scenes of deer, the other with figural and floral vignettes; the fourth a tapering quadrilobed vase painted with composite floral sprays and decorative borders reserved on a rich blue ground, chips and some restoration
5 3/4, 3½ and 6½in.( 14.6, 8.9 and 16.5cm.) high (4)
18TH CENTURY
One a covered octagonal bottle, four of the facets well painted with European villages nestled within Chinese style mountainous landscapes, divided by foliate meander reserved on the narrow yellow-ground corner facets, below foliate scroll reserved on a mauve ground on the sloping shoulder, the domed, screw-on cap painted with a flowerhead; two canisters and covers, one decorated with scenes of deer, the other with figural and floral vignettes; the fourth a tapering quadrilobed vase painted with composite floral sprays and decorative borders reserved on a rich blue ground, chips and some restoration
5 3/4, 3½ and 6½in.( 14.6, 8.9 and 16.5cm.) high (4)
Further details
See illustration of two