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A FINE PAINTED ENAMEL SHELL-FORM BASIN AND EWER A very similar enamel ewer and basin from the J.A. Lloyd Hyde
18th century Collection is illustrated in the Chinese Painted Enamels, The China
The ewer raised on a domed base, the stem terminating in a conch Institute in America, 1969/70, Exhibition Catalogue, no. 8 where it is
shell, supporting the helmet form ewer, the basin of scallop shell form suggested that this shape is copying 17th century Portuguese silver
with fluted panels, resting on three feet, all brightly decorated with originals. Also see Howard and Ayers, China for the West, pl. 125,
dense floral designs and foliate scrollwork on polychrome grounds. for an example of this shape in porcelain, dated 1720-1725 in the
The ewer: 28.5cm (11 1/4in) high (2). Mottahedeh collection.
£4,000 - 6,000
HK$34,000 - 51,000
CNY31,000 - 46,000
For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
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