A rare Chinese European decorated blanc de Chine small ewer

£200 - £300 £650

A rare Chinese European decorated blanc de Chine small ewer, applied with moulded prunus sprays, and painted in the Kakiemon palette with a figure and a tiger, and with a famille rose panel of European lovers, damage to the spout and the cover lacking, c.1700, 12.5cm. Cf. Espir, European Decoration on Oriental Porcelain, p119 for a related example.