A ‘BLUE AND WHITE’ TEAPOT WITH SILVER MOUNT

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A ‘BLUE AND WHITE’ TEAPOT WITH SILVER MOUNT
the teapot Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, late 17th-early 18th century; the mount probably Dutch, first half of the 18th century
10,7 cm high
Provenance: Naples, Villa della Floridiana, Museo Duca di Martina, Placido de Sangro (1829-1891) collection.
inv. n. 3475.

Standing on a low circular foot, the body is decorated with two similar scenes with a lady in a landscape with trees, flowers and fences, the lower side of the domed cover joined to the mouth of the container with two incised silver rings with scalloping edges, the knob finial of the cover attached to the ear-shaped handle with a silver chain.