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19 avril 2019

A pair of blue and white gin bottle and covers, Kangxi period (1662-1722)

A pair of blue and white gin bottle and covers, Kangxi period (1662-1722)

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Lot 56. A pair of blue and white gin bottles and covers, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 10 ½ in. (26.8 cm.) high. Estimate USD 5,000 - USD 7,000. Price realised USD 6,000© Christie's Images Ltd 2019.

The square sides painted with riverscapes alternating with still-lifes of precious objects, rounded shoulders below cylindrical necks with flat covers.

Note: One of the earliest bespoke Chinese porcelain forms. The gin bottle was one of the earliest European forms made in Chinese porcelain; a circa 1600 Portuguese armorial example is in the British Museum and 17th century blue and white examples are known. 

Christie's. The Tibor Collection: A Noble Eye for Chinese Export, New York, 10 April 2019

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