AN AUBERGINE AND TURQUOISE-GLAZED WINE POT QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD |

naturalistically modeled in the form of peach atop a spreading foot, the gently S-curved spout set opposite the handle both in the form of stems issuing leaves applied along the body of the fruit, covered overall in a vitreous aubergine glaze accented by the bright turquoise-glazed spout, handle, and associated leaves, the recessed base unglazed and with a central aperture, coll. no. 205.

Marchant, London, 2000.

The winepot is in good condition overall with only a minute nick to the tip of the spout.
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Lidless wine pots of this type are cleverly designed to be filled from the base. Kangxi period potters typically covered these pots in bold monochrome glazes, as seen here, or painted them with intricate scenes in famille-verte enamels. In the early 19th century, the Earl of Cadogan promoted their use as teapots and they henceforth became known as 'Cadogan' teapots. The Baur Collection in Geneva has two wine pots of this type, one in the same color scheme as the present example and the other with the reverse color scheme, which are illustrated in John Ayers, The Baur Collection, Geneva: Chinese Ceramics, vol. II, Geneva, 1969, cat. nos A 219 and A 220. Four related wine pots, one with an aubergine-glazed body and turquoise accents and three with the opposite coloration, in the collection of Anthony Gustav de Rothschild are illustrated in Regina Krahl, The Anthony de Rothschild Collection of Chinese Ceramics, vol. 2, London, 1996, cat. nos 257, 258, and 259.