Asian Art II - 15th November 2016

Lot 163

A CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE WATER DROPPER 17TH CENTURY Formed as a crab crouching on a large lotus leaf

Estimate £500 - £700 | Hammer £500

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Description

A CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE WATER DROPPER

17TH CENTURY

Formed as a crab crouching on a large lotus leaf, the spout formed as a stem, 15cm.

Provenance: formerly in the Bernheimer collection.

Cf. P J Donnelly, Blanc de Chine, pl.32b for an almost identical piece.