Lot Essay
For a very similar cistern, see anon. sale, Bonhams, London, 13 June 2002, lot 55.
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CIRCA 1730, THE PORCELAIN
Details
AN ORMOLU-MOUNTED ROSE-IMARI CISTERN AND COVER
CIRCA 1730, THE PORCELAIN
The cylindrical midsection between deeply fluted upper and lower sections and painted with a garden scene showing a Chinese couple under a pine tree by the wall of a villa, he offering her a jin wrapped in pale blue silk, a crane perched on the garden fence, the domed cover repeating part of the garden, together with a Samson porcelain basin decorated to match
19¾ in. (50.2 cm.) high, the cistern (3)
CIRCA 1730, THE PORCELAIN
The cylindrical midsection between deeply fluted upper and lower sections and painted with a garden scene showing a Chinese couple under a pine tree by the wall of a villa, he offering her a jin wrapped in pale blue silk, a crane perched on the garden fence, the domed cover repeating part of the garden, together with a Samson porcelain basin decorated to match
19¾ in. (50.2 cm.) high, the cistern (3)
Provenance
The Benjamin F. Edwards III Collection