A large Chinese blue and white oviform fountain and cover

A large Chinese blue and white oviform fountain and cover
Kangxi (1662-1722)
The sides painted with three panels of flower-baskets filled with peony, prunus and chrysanthemum, on a brickwork ground, the shoulder with ruyi-shaped panels enclosing flower-scrolls, alternated with ruyi-heads, the porcelain pierced to fit the detachable tap, the cover with similar decoration, cover broken and repaired
52 cm. high