A PAIR OF CHANTILLY KAKIEMON MELON TUREENS AND COVERS CIRCA 1735-40

each painted on one side with a kylin tugging at the ribbon of a precious object and around the body and beneath the pomegranate-knop of the cover with scattered insects and stylized flower sprigs, hunting horn mark in red.

Tureens: Both tureens have some very minor occasional scratching and minor occasional wear to the enamels. The tureen with the red flower handle (on the right in catalogue illustr.) has its flower-handle broken off through the stem and glued back on. There is a minor approximate 1-inch firing crack to the side running through the kylin's head (slightly evident in the catalogue illustr.). There is some minor speckling to the glaze halfway around the rim. The other tureen with the blue flower handle (on the left in catalogue illustr.) has some very minor chips or losses to the edges of the leaves and flowers on the branch handle. The flower handle has been broken half way across the blossom and restored and partially made up with overpainting, which then has been further chipped along the edges. The restoration is old and has discolored. There is an approximate 1/8-inch flat chip to the interior of the rim edge. Covers: The cover on the right in the illustration: the pomegranate knob and part of the leaves upon which it rests have been broken off and restored back. There are further chips, restored chips or losses or restoration to the applied leaves across the top. There are two restored rim chips on either side of the stem. There is some very minor chipping along the rimedge, some of which is firing-related. The other cover also has the pomegranate knob broken off and restored back through the stem. There are some minor occasional chips or losses to the applied leaves and flowers of which some have been restored; the restoration is old and has discolored. There is a ½-inch flat rimchip which has been partially filled. There is another approximate ½-inch restored flat rimchip. There are two additional very minor rimchips and two very minor chips to the flange.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

A similarly decorated example with a kylin from the Collection of Mrs. H. Dupuy was sold in these rooms, April 2-3, 1948, lot 173. Another similar example was sold at Christie's London, November 2, 1998, lot 250.
A Chantilly melon-form tureen and cover painted with insects and birds from the Contance and Henry Bowles Collection, bequeathed to the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, is illustrated by Simon Spero in The Bowles Collection of 18th-Century English and French Porcelain, p.165, cat. no. 171, where the author notes the influence of this form on English porcelain production, specifically in Chelsea and Longton Hall models. Another comparable example painted with insects from the Dunlop Collection was sold in these rooms, December 3, 1975, lot 238.