A RARE SILVER-MOUNTED BLUE AND WHITE BOTTLE VASE FOR THE PORTUGUESE MARKET QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD, CIRCA 1700

the pear-shaped body rising from a spreading foot to a cylindrical neck, painted to the exterior with four foliate cartouches enclosing the arms of St. Francis between lappet bands, the neck encircled with a stylised foliate band, mounted with a silver rim and cover

The porcelain beneath the glued silver mounts not inspected, but the rim likely reduced. Otherwise in good general condition. The form slightly warped and leaning to the left. Some surface scratching and minor firing imperfections.
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