Lot 839. A rare and large famille noire porcelain jar and cover, Kangxi period (1662-1722); H. 57 cm. Sold: €12,000 (Est: €12,000 - €18,000). © 2021 Nagel Auctions

Robustly potted rising from a waisted lower body to a generous shoulder and upright neck, painted all around with 'bird and flower' vignettes within petal-form panels, the neck with a composite floral band, the domed cover similarly decorated and surmounted by a bud-form knop.

Provenance: European private collection, according to notes acquired with an Antique Dealer in London of South Kensington Church Street on 8 April 1967.

Nagel Auction. Fine Asian Art Stuttgart - Part II, Stuttgart, 24 June 2021