Old Master Sculpture & Early Jewels
Old Master Sculpture & Early Jewels
Cups and Vessels from an English Kunstkammer
Chinese, Ming Dynasty, and English or Netherlandish, early 17th century | Tazza
Lot Closed
December 7, 04:55 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Cups and Vessels from an English Kunstkammer
Chinese, Ming Dynasty, and English or Netherlandish, early 17th century
Tazza
porcelain, with associated silver mounts
Chinese blue and white porcelain bowl painted with winged horses clouds in the form of foaming waves, silver foot rim, the stem in the form of scrolling grotesques, on circular base applied with deer
19cm., 7½in.
Chinese porcelain mounted in Europe with silver and silver gilt mounts became extremely popular in England and the Netherlands from the mid-16th century, when large quantities of blue and white ware were being imported.