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A ‘FAMILLE ROSE’ TANKARD WITH GILT METAL MOUNT
the mug Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, 1770-1780 circa; the mount European, mid 19th century
22 cm high
Provenance: Naples, Villa della Floridiana, Museo Duca di Martina, Placido de Sangro (1829-1891) collection.
inv. n. 5300.
The cylindrical container with a loop handle simulating a dragon-fish, the external surface with a green ground with small whitish spots and slightly moulded floral sprays, a larger reserve with undulating profile with some figures in a garden near a pavilion, four smaller cartouches with monochrome compositions of ‘birds and flowers’ or landscapes, the mount consisting of a circular base and a domed cover with a pine cone finial, the two sections linked to each other by a chain.
