A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE CANTON ENAMEL WINE-EWERS AND COVERS

18TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE CANTON ENAMEL WINE-EWERS AND COVERS
18th century
Of lobed quatrefoil shape and enamelled with four panels of European figures reclining in garden landscapes, each divided by a scroll band on green ground, with a narrow curved spout and surmounted by a tall arched loop handle and a short cylindrical neck supporting the domed cover, minor enamel crackles and small losses to handles
7in. (17.8cm.) high (2)

Lot Essay

See the very similar wine ewer from the R. Soame Jenyns Collection, illustrated by M. Jourdain and R. Soame Jenyns, op.cit., p.130, no.116; and another, enamelled with Chinese figures, from the Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Clark Collection, illustrated, ibid., no.117.

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