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A FINE AND RARE FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED CHINESE CRACKLE-GROUND PORCELAIN COVERED POT

THE PORCELAIN CIRCA 1700; THE SILVER MOUNTS PARIS, 1717-1722

Details

A FINE AND RARE FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED CHINESE CRACKLE-GROUND PORCELAIN COVERED POT
THE PORCELAIN CIRCA 1700; THE SILVER MOUNTS PARIS, 1717-1722
The baluster form pot painted with underglaze blue and iron-brown prunus blossoms, the silver rim and spout mounts chased with Régence ornament, with animals and landscapes on the rim and a mask and foliage on the spout, all against matting, the hinged handle mount wrapped in a bullrush, marked on rim, foot, and cover bezel with the décharge mark of tax farmers de Bouges, Yvon, Pilavoine, and Cordier
6¼ in. (15.8 cm.) high

Provenance

Kenneth Davis (Works of Art) Ltd.

Lot Essay

A nearly identical crackle-ground pot, without silver mounts, is in the important baroque period collection at Burghley House, Stamford. John Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter, made extensive restorations to the interiors at Burghley between 1681 and 1700, decorating the state rooms with panelling, murals, furniture, and fine collections of pictures and Chinese porcelain. The related Chinese crackle-ground pot is illustrated in Chinese and Japanese Ceramics from the 16th to 18th Century in the Collection at Burghley House, p. 171, fig. 169.

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