A Chinese porcelain Dutch-decorated teapot and cover c.1720-25

A Chinese porcelain Dutch-decorated teapot and cover c.1720-25, originally decorated with horizontal bands of cash diaper with small inset panels of ruyi, later enamelled in Holland in the Kakiemon palette with parrots perched on branches of red rosebuds, the neck with a continuous border of scrolling leaves and flowerheads, 18cm. (2)

Provenance: the Helen Espir Collection, no. 665. Purchased from Geoffrey Waters, June 1998.

Illustrated: Helen Espir, European Decoration on Oriental Porcelain, p.67, pl.24.