AN IRON-RED 'CARP' TUREEN AND COVER

CIRCA 1750-70

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AN IRON-RED 'CARP' TUREEN AND COVER
circa 1750-70
The fish lying on one side with tail fin held up, the cover with a fin-shaped finial, enamelled with scales, the mouth pierced
11 in. (28 cm.) long

Lot Essay

Compare the very similarly modelled and enamelled carp tureen and cover at the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, illustrated by W. R. Sargent, The Copeland Collection, 1991, no.103. Interestingly, the Copeland example has a two-character numerical inscription on both the base and the underside of the cover.

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