THE PORCELAIN QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722), THE MOUNTS POSSIBLY ITALIAN, 18TH CENTURY OR LATER

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A CONTINENTAL SILVER-MOUNTED CHINESE PORCELAIN BLUE AND WHITE DOUBLE BOTTLE
THE PORCELAIN QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722), THE MOUNTS POSSIBLY ITALIAN, 18TH CENTURY OR LATER
The ovoid body with two spouts, painted all over with dense foliage, flowers, and pomegranates, the foot with a border of overlapping fans, with plain domed covers connected to thin collars by chains, the covers engraved with initials A and O, marked on covers with spurious French marks
7 ¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high

Provenance

Acquired from Galerie J. Kugel, Paris, 2002.

Literature

T. Schroder, Renaissance and Baroque Silver, Mounted Porcelain and Ruby Glass from the Zilkha Collection, London, 2012. cat. no. 69, 260-261.

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Lot Essay

The shape of the present lot is derived from late 16th century Italian ceramic double bottles, making this a rare example of Chinese porcelain based on a European form. A very similar double bottle with slightly more elaborate mounts including collars to the mouths is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (acc. no. C.91-1956).

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