Selected Meissen and Other Ceramics from the Collection of Henry H. Arnhold
Selected Meissen and Other Ceramics from the Collection of Henry H. Arnhold
A RARE CHINESE FAMILLE-VERTE TANKARD AND COVER QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD | 清康熙 五彩花鳥紋啤酒杯連蓋
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October 24, 05:26 PM GMT
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3,000 - 5,000 USD
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A RARE CHINESE FAMILLE-VERTE TANKARD AND COVER QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD
清康熙 五彩花鳥紋啤酒杯連蓋
the barrel-form body reserved with four shaped panels enclosing birds among flowering peonies and rockwork alternating with three ruyi-head shaped panels on a fish-roe ground, the rim and foot each with a diaper band border, the cover, mounted with a silver hinge, similarly decorated with a central medallion painted with a butterfly among flowers and rockwork, affixed with large loop handle painted with floral sprigs
Height: 6⅛ in.
15.6 cm
Meulener-De Wit Collection
Vanderven Oriental Art, 's-Hertogenbosch
A pair of nearly identical examples is illustrated in Jörg, 2011, cat. no. 143, where the author notes that this type of tankard was probably only produced for a brief period and all existing examples appear to have similar designs. Another example with a gilt-bronze mounted cover was sold at Mak Van Waay, Amsterdam, May 16, 1984, lot 2083A.