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Property from a Private American Collection
AN UNUSUAL FAMILLE VERTE EWER AND COVER
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Details
AN UNUSUAL FAMILLE VERTE EWER AND COVER
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The pear-shaped body decorated around the sides with fabulous sea creatures (crustacea) emitting flames in a wind-tossed sea crashing against rocks, with flower sprigs on the spout and handle, the domed cover with chrysanthemum petals at the base of the blue knop; together with a baluster jar and cover, Kangxi period, the jar with a band of peony and prunus sprays between vertically fluted bands, the domed cover decorated with eight pierced flower sprigs
6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm.) high (2)
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The pear-shaped body decorated around the sides with fabulous sea creatures (crustacea) emitting flames in a wind-tossed sea crashing against rocks, with flower sprigs on the spout and handle, the domed cover with chrysanthemum petals at the base of the blue knop; together with a baluster jar and cover, Kangxi period, the jar with a band of peony and prunus sprays between vertically fluted bands, the domed cover decorated with eight pierced flower sprigs
6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Both: Chait Galleries, New York.