Lot Essay
A slightly larger but otherwise very similar tureen and cover is in the Groninger Museum, illustrated by C.J.A. Jörg, Oosterse keramiek uit Groninger kollekties, Groningen, 1982, p.60, fig.87.
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CIRCA 1740
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A FAMILLE ROSE CIRCULAR TUREEN AND COVER
Circa 1740
With shell-shaped handles enamelled with open scrolls depicting a landscape within peony, daisy and a vase of lotus, the shallow domed cover similarly enamelled around a bud finial, finial frit
9 in. (23 cm.) wide
Circa 1740
With shell-shaped handles enamelled with open scrolls depicting a landscape within peony, daisy and a vase of lotus, the shallow domed cover similarly enamelled around a bud finial, finial frit
9 in. (23 cm.) wide
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