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A "CANTON ENAMEL" KETTLE-ON-STAND
Lot 451

A "CANTON ENAMEL" KETTLE-ON-STAND

MID-18TH CENTURY

Fermé25 January 2010

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USD 5,625

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A "CANTON ENAMEL" KETTLE-ON-STAND
MID-18TH CENTURY
The arching overhead swing handle part-covered in wickerwork, the body enameled with sprays of peonies, lilies and gourds, between ruyi borders, the cover and stand en suite, the stand holding a removable cylindrical fuel container and cover
13 in. (33 cm.) high, overall (4)

Note du spécialiste

This rare form based on an English silver model of the early Georgian period. A virtually identical Canton enamel kettle on stand, possibly originally a pair to this example, is illustrated by D. Howard in A Tale of Three Cities: Canton, Shanghai & Hong Kong, exh. cat., London, 1997, cat. 202.

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