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M. FORD CREECH ANTIQUES & FINE ARTS
KANGXI BLUE & WHITE SILVER-MOUNTED PORCELAIN TEA CADDY
China c1700, Dutch Silver Mounts
Cover & Collar with 1814 Small Articles Sword & Illegible Maker's Marks
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The baluster form porcelain jar painted in bright blues with four horizontal panels
divided by three fine horizontal lines,
each panel depicting bamboo with three seated parrots,*
the neck and cover with engraved silver mounts :
the scalloped collar bright-cut with 4-dot flowerheads between
two lines of scrolling zig-zag diapering;
the domed cushioned cover with a horizontal flowerhead and foliage scrolled band,
surmounted by a pointed knop finial surrounded an engraved 6-petal flowerhead
*Note :
Similar birds are depicted on Ming Kraak 'Crowcups' ('kraaikoppen' in Dutch)
so named as the birds resembled crows.
However, entries in VOC trade records describe these birds as 'parrots'.
Marks :
Condition : Excellent; the mounts with very minor small dents and two pinholes to engraving
6" High / 2-5/8" Across Shoulders
PRICE : Please Inquire
#8049
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Reverse Side
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