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A PAINTED ENAMEL ‘FLORAL BOUQUET’ TEAPOT, COVER AND A CANTON ENAMEL TEAPOT AND WARMING STAND
WARMING STAND Qianlong
Qianlong The spherical body enamelled with a continuous scene of ladies at
The globular pot finely enamelled with peony, lotus and other flower leisure in a terraced garden, the lid with a bird-form finial, flanked with
varieties, between bands of diaper and keyfret, with an overhead a large overhead loop handle, raised on a tripod warming stand.
handle wrapped in wicker, all raised on a tripod warming stand with 34cm (13 3/8in) high (4).
cabriole legs.
30cm (11 3/4in) high (5). £1,500 - 2,000
CNY13,000 - 17,000 HK$15,000 - 20,000
£2,000 - 3,000
CNY17,000 - 26,000 HK$20,000 - 30,000 Compare with a tea-kettle on stand, Qianlong, illustrated in the
exhibition catalogue by M. Gillingham, Chinese Painted Enamel, Oxford
1978, p. 78, no. 101.
It is noted that the form is after a George II silver kettle and were
extensively imported through the East India Companies during the 18th
century.

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