A Chinese Export goose tureen and cover, circa 1770

with brilliantly painted plumage incorporating a band of peacock feathers. Neck and small chip to edge of one wing restored.. height 16 1/8 in./41 cm - Estimate 100,000—150,000 USD

NOTE: A pair of similarly colored tureens, also with the rather eccentric addition of a band of peacock feathers, was sold at Sotheby's, London, July 3, 1973, lot 258 and again on July 3, 1984, lot 205. A single example of the same unusual type was sold at Sotheby's, London, February 7, 1967, lot 166; and another on July 11, 1967, lot 165.

Sotheby's. Important Americana. 23 Jan 09. New York. photo courtesy Sotheby's. www.sothebys.com