A famile-rose monogrammed sauce tureen and cover, Qing dynasty, 18th century

A famile-rose monogrammed sauce tureen and cover

Qing dynasty, 18th century

the rectangular body with canted corners, brightly enamelled and gilt to the front and back with a floral medallion enclosing initials, all reserved on a floral sprig ground and set at either end with gilt bovine handles, the cover similarly decorated and surmounted by a gilt flower head

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Width 18 cm, 7 1/8 in.