A BLUE AND WHITE BOX AND COVER 17TH CENTURY

of circular form, the domed cover decorated with a central medallion enclosing a swallow perched on an overhanging willow branch by a river landscape with crabapple and rockwork, the side of the cover and box with detached flowering and fruiting sprays including morning glory, crabapple, pomegranate, orchid, peony and loquat

An American Private Collection, purchased from Marchant, London in 2005.

The box and cover are in very good condition with the exception of a 3mm., wide shallow rim flake to the edge of the box, and two tiny chips (2 and 1mm.) to the flange of the box, and minor glaze firing imperfections to the interior of the box and cover including scattered glaze pin-holes and iron spots.
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