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QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Details
A FAMILLE ROSE BLUE-ENAMELED TEA CADDY AND COVER
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The tea caddy is supported on an openwork foot, and is painted on both sides with a quatrefoil panel containing birds perched on blossoming branches beside peonies and bamboo, reserved on a blue-enameled ground of composite floral scroll.
5 ¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The tea caddy is supported on an openwork foot, and is painted on both sides with a quatrefoil panel containing birds perched on blossoming branches beside peonies and bamboo, reserved on a blue-enameled ground of composite floral scroll.
5 ¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Samuel Putnam Avery Sr. (1822-1904) Collection, New York.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1879.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1879.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Margaret Gristina (葛曼琪)
Senior Specialist, Head of Private sales, Chinese Works of Art, New York