A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE EWER AND COVER
17TH CENTURY
The lobed body is finely decorated with gilt cartouches of prunus, peonies and butterflies, the s-shaped spout and curved handle are modelled as gnarled branches, the domed cover and handle surmounted with further blossoming branches.
7 ¼ in. (18.4 cm.) high
拍品專文
An almost identical ewer and cover was sold at Christie's London, South Kensington, 11 November 2011, lot 1024.