Canton enamel tea kettle, cover, stand and burner Qing Dynasty, 18th Century

Finely painted with flowers and fruit.

The stand has considerable restoration and overpainting to the enamel on three legs and some restoration to the pink enamel on the holder of the burner. The handle of the kettle has been detached and resoldered back. There is also some enamel loss in the adjacent areas. Chips to the enamel under the spout and a fraction to the top of the spout. There are also some firing faults to the enamel underneath the spout.
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