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.