CIRCA 1650

Details

A rare wucai kettle
Circa 1650
The broad balsuter body moulded with a horizontal raised rib and short square spout decorated with scrolling flower-heads and foliage, surmounted by a flat top pierced with an aperture to one side, the central shaped bracket handle supported between two upright flanges, small restoration
21.7 cm. high

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Lot Essay

In the Museum für Angewandte Kunst in Frankfurt, there is a showcase exhibiting three examples of these kettles from different periods and material: one similar to this one in blue and white porcelain from the Kangxi period; an 18th Century pewter kettle with copper inlays; and a later 18th Century green-glazed porcelain Guangdong example. A similarly shaped Imari silver-gilt mounted example was sold in our Rooms, The Dutch Interior, 28 September 2000, lot 255.

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