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A ‘BLUE AND WHITE’ EWER AND COVER WITH SILVER MOUNT
the ewer Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, early 18th century; the mount probably Dutch, first half of the 18th century
14,1 cm high
Provenance: Naples, Villa della Floridiana, Museo Duca di Martina, Placido de Sangro (1829-1891) collection.
inv. n. 3474.
Standing on a low circular base reinforced by a a jagged silver band, the ovoid body with four large lobed cartouches, two of them showing a scene with figures in the landscape, the remaining two with floral scrolls, the section around the neck and spout underlined by a silver mount, the domed cover with a pine cone finial attached to the ear-shaped handle with a silver chain.
