Asian Art II - 19th May 2011

Lot 543

A Chinese blue and white coffee pot Yongzheng c.1735

Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £1800

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Description

A Chinese blue and white coffee pot Yongzheng c.1735, the conical body painted with four geese in flight and walking amidst reeds, a small chip and wear to the gilt highlights, 23.5cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Roger and Jill Bichard of Seend House, Wiltshire. Cf. D S Howard, The Choice of the Private Trader, p.155, no.168 for a similar example.