PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF A NEW YORK COLLECTOR
A CHINESE EXPORT CRESTED VEGETABLE TUREEN AND COVER
18TH CENTURY
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A CHINESE EXPORT CRESTED VEGETABLE TUREEN AND COVER
18th century
Of quatrefoil form, the cover with a berry finial, enameled with an iron-red crest of a monk holding a tablet and branch below a banner reading 'CAUSEAUSEDIT', surrounded by scattered violet fruiting cut-flowers continuing to the base of the tureen, bordered by a band of scrolling flowers, the scalloped rim with iron-red and gilt band
91/8 in. (23.2 cm.) wide
18th century
Of quatrefoil form, the cover with a berry finial, enameled with an iron-red crest of a monk holding a tablet and branch below a banner reading 'CAUSEAUSEDIT', surrounded by scattered violet fruiting cut-flowers continuing to the base of the tureen, bordered by a band of scrolling flowers, the scalloped rim with iron-red and gilt band
91/8 in. (23.2 cm.) wide