Chinese export ewer with mask, after a Meissen original, C.1745
$2,450.00 AUD
Rare Chinese export ewer, copied from a Meissen original of circa 1740, the baluster shaped body on short base, with c-scroll handle and birds-head moulded spout, a face moulded at the join with the body, painted in underglaze blue with scattered peonies, with details of the moulding also picked out in blue. Circa 1750
| Condition | lid overpainted, probably to disguise a break down the middle; the base in good condition, bar a firing flaw at lower handle join that has resulted in a hairline to the handle. |
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| Size | 15cm high |
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