A ‘BLUE AND WHITE’ EWER AND COVER WITH GILT METAL MOUNT

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A ‘BLUE AND WHITE’ EWER AND COVER WITH GILT METAL MOUNT
the ewer Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, early 18th century; the mount probably Dutch, early 18th century
13 cm high
Zhen wen two-character mark.
Provenance: Naples, Villa della Floridiana, Museo Duca di Martina, Placido de Sangro (1829-1891) collection.
inv. n. 3472.

The body moulded with hexagonal and pentagonal cells, each of them with a painted floral spray, the external rim of the mouth with a band of diagonal lines, the lower side of the cover underlined by a gilt bronze ring attached to the upper section of the curved handle with a metal plate surmounted by a trigger shaped as an in the round lion.

The two-character zhen wen mark could be translated as “precious object”.