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A ‘BLUE AND WHITE’ TEAPOT WITH SILVER METAL MOUNT
the teapot Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, late 17th-early 18th century; the mount probably Dutch, first half of the 18th century
10,2 cm high
Provenance: Naples, Villa della Floridiana, Museo Duca di Martina, Placido de Sangro (1829-1891) collection.
inv. n. 3471.
Rising from a low circular foot, the globular body with loop handle and straight spout joined to the lower section of the domed cover with two silver rings, the knob finial of the cover ensured to the handle by a silver chain, the opening of the spout with a silver protection, the decoration on the body consisting in scenes with personages in the landscape, presumably inspired by a literary work.
