An unusual Chinese enameled relief-decorated coffee pot. Yongzheng period

Of cylindrical form and decorated with pale turquoise-glazed loop handle and dragon-headed spout, the body and cover applied with chrysanthemums and prunus heads on relief-moulded stems.

COUNTRY : China
PERIOD : Yongzheng (1723-1735)
MATERIAL : Porcelain
SIZE : 5.90 in. (15.5 cm)
REFERENCE : C154
STATUT : sold
Related works :

An identical coffee pot is in the collection of the Hermitage Museum and is illustrated by Tatiana Arapova in Chinese Export Art in the Hermitage Museum (p 32, no. 21).