Lot Essay
For a similarly shaped pair of soup tureens see D.S. Howard, The Choice of the Private Trader, from the Hodroff Collection, p. 114, pl. 111.
CIRCA 1760
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A pair of famille rose soup tureens and covers
Circa 1760
Of circular shape, enamelled on the moulded sides with a deer following a water buffalo and rider standing on a riverbank before waterfowl, waisted stepped foot and lobed rim, applied with C-shaped handles pressed againgst the body, the high domed cover pierced at the top with holes, the finial modelled as stamen surrounded by flat leaves (some loss to the enamels, restorations, minor damages)
23.4 cm diam., 28 cm high (2)
Circa 1760
Of circular shape, enamelled on the moulded sides with a deer following a water buffalo and rider standing on a riverbank before waterfowl, waisted stepped foot and lobed rim, applied with C-shaped handles pressed againgst the body, the high domed cover pierced at the top with holes, the finial modelled as stamen surrounded by flat leaves (some loss to the enamels, restorations, minor damages)
23.4 cm diam., 28 cm high (2)