Printed from Woolley & Wallis

Description

Two Chinese porcelain Dutch-decorated teapots and one cover Kangxi 1662-1722, and a Chinese tea canister, originally decorated in underglaze blue with panels of flowers and foliage, later enamelled in Holland with detailing and additional blooms in red and gilt, one teapot with birds perched atop the floral decoration, and a finely potted Chinese beaker and saucer with European decoration in red and gilt of long-tailed birds amidst scrolling leaves, reserved within the original underglaze blue narrow hatched bands, with Buddhist Precious Object marks, 18cm max. (6)

Provenance: the Helen Espir Collection, nos. 388, 732, 357 and 869.