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Object 2011903

Burner

China

1750-1770

Height including supports 52 mm (2.05 inch), height excluding supports 42 mm (1.65 inch), diameter of rim 87 mm (3.43 inch), diameter of footring 42 mm (1.65 inch), weight 118 grams (4.16 ounce (oz.))

Burner on footring with straight pierced sides widening to the flat rim. On the flat rim three upright knobs as supports for a teapot / kettle. Inside, on the bottom, a small scale. Decorated in underglaze blue with a flowering plant alternating with a pierced section, on the flat rim three flower sprays. On the base the remains of a clothed wax (shop?) mark.

This burner might have served as a warmer for a tea- or wine-pot or even a dish.

For a Chinese kettle and stand, please see:

• A Tale of Three Cities Canton, Shanghai & Hong Kong. Three Centuries of Sino-British Trade in the decorative Arts. (D.S. Howard, Sotheby's, London 1997), p.157, cat. 202.

For other, examples of such burners, in Japanese porcelain, please see:

• Fine & Curious: Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections, (C.J.A. Jörg, Hotei publishing, Amsterdam, 2003), p.99, cat.98 & p.183, cat. 226.  

Suggested use for this burner, the teapot and cover are not included in this offer.

Condition: Perfect.

References:

Howard 1997, cat. 202

Jörg 2003/1, cat.98 & 226

Price: Sold.