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MARCHANT, EST. 1925
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A RARE IRON-RED AND GILT EWER AND HINGED COVER An identical ewer and cover in the Victoria & Albert Museum
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
is illustrated by R. Kerr and L. E. Mengoni, in Chinese Export
Of Islamic metalwork form, the peach-shaped cover above Ceramics, no. 152, p. 108.
a molded neck and a body delicately enameled with lilies fanking
iron-red teardrop panels with lotus, with later Dutch silver mounts Another identical ewer, with a non matching cover from an
13º in. (33 cm.) high (2) underglaze blue example, is illustrated by R. Krahl and J. Ayers in
Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum Istanbul, Volume III, p.
$15,000-20,000
935. Three similar ewers in the Topkapi Saray, one with an Ottoman
PROVENANCE silver gilt handle and cover, are also shown, pps. 1192 and 1200-01.
A French private collection.
Acquired from The Collection of Bernardino Gomez (1944-2006),
Ader, Paris, 7th June 2006, lot 217.
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