A LONDON DELFT BLEU PERSAN GADROONED OVAL TWO-HANDLED CISTERN
CIRCA 1685
With lion mask and ropetwist ring handles, the interior painted in white enamel with an Oriental figure holding a parasol in a wooded garden within a border of scrolls and foliage, the exterior with Oriental figures at discussion among shrubs and grasses between borders of scrolls and foliage, on three scroll-moulded feet, one handle a restored replacement, one foot a restored replacement, another repaired, three cracks to rim, some very minor flaking to rims
13¾ in. (35 cm.) wide
A LONDON DELFT BLEU PERSAN GADROONED OVAL TWO-HANDLED CISTERN
CIRCA 1685
With lion mask and ropetwist ring handles, the interior painted in white enamel with an Oriental figure holding a parasol in a wooded garden within a border of scrolls and foliage, the exterior with Oriental figures at discussion among shrubs and grasses between borders of scrolls and foliage, on three scroll-moulded feet, one handle a restored replacement, one foot a restored replacement, another repaired, three cracks to rim, some very minor flaking to rims
13¾ in. (35 cm.) wide