Octagonal coffee pot with hunting and mythological scenes, Octagonal porcelain coffee pot on three spherical feet, a tapered body with straight walls and a c-shaped ear, painted in underglaze blue. The long spout is bent outwards at the end and connected to the body with an S-shaped element at the top. The wall is divided into two parts. The bottom with a continuous representation of a hunting party in a landscape. The top consists of a broad, decorative band with curl, shell motifs, napkin, floral vines and two cartouches containing the mythological representation of Europe and the bull.
Octagonal coffee pot with hunting and mythological scenes, Octagonal porcelain coffee pot on three spherical feet, a tapered body with straight walls and a c-shaped ear, painted in underglaze blue. The long spout is bent outwards at the end and connected to the body with an S-shaped element at the top. The wall is divided into two parts. The bottom with a continuous representation of a hunting party in a landscape. The top consists of a broad, decorative band with curl, shell motifs, napkin, floral vines and two cartouches containing the mythological representation of Europe and the bull. The spout and the ear with decorative bands, the top of the ear with a hole for a frame. The bottom of the jug with a worn, painted (European?) Decoration of flower vines and medallions. European form and representation in blue and white., anonymous, China, c. 1700, Qing-dynasty (1644-1912) / Kangxi-period (1662-1722), porcelain (material), glaze, cobalt (mineral), vitrification, h 25 cm d cm d cm l cm
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License: Licensed
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