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A RARE BLUE AND WHITE MONTEITH
Kangxi, c. 1700-1715
The crenelated rim dressed in a café-au-lait glaze, the exterior
decorated with alternating panels of mythical beasts and exotic birds
in flowering gardens, on a reverse-decorated ground of trailing lotus
and chrysanthemum sprays, the interior decorated with precious
objects and dishes of auspicious fruits. 31.7cm (12 1/2in) diam.
£8,000 - 12,000
HK$85,000 - 130,000
CNY71,000 - 110,000
This rare form in Chinese porcelain derives from British silver
examples, which originated circa 1680. The scalloped rims held wine
glass bases, so the bowls could cool in the ice. The bowls were
named after an eccentric Scot, Lord Monteith, who was remarked for
wearing a scalloped coat which the bowl’s rim resembled.
See a similar example in the Victoria and Albert Museum, accession
number 564-1907.

(detail)

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