An assembled pair of Chinese Export blue and white pomegranate tureens, civers and stands. circa 1780

An assembled pair of Chinese Export blue and white pomegranate tureens, civers and stands. circa 1780

An assembled pair of Chinese Export  blue and white pomegranate tureens, civers and stands. circa 1780. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2012

Each cover molded with three small pomegranates, their stem forming the finial, the rim of the cover and stand in a "Fitzhugh" type pattern, the tureen body and stand painted with pagodas in landscape; 9¾ in. (24.7 cm.) diameter, the slightly larger stand (6).  Estimate $2,500 - $3,500 . 

Christie's. Chinese Export Art. 23 January 2012. New York, Rockefeller Plaza www.christies.com