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Object 2010128

Covered jar

China

1760-1770

Height with cover 124 mm (4.88 inch), diameter of rim (ex handles) 103 mm (4.05 inch), diameter of footring 62 mm (2.44 inch)

A cylindrical (sugar-candy) jar on footring with a domed cover with finial, applied with two lobbed handles. Decorated in various famille rose enamels, iron-red and gold with various flower and fruit sprays. The cover is decorated en suite.

Such covered jars may have been used to keep lumps of sugar-candy which were served when drinking tea.

Condition: On the finial a glaze rough spot, to rim of the cover two popped bubbles of glaze (caused during the firing process) and to the underside of the rim of the cover a small frit, to the rim of the box a shallow frit and on both handles a chip,

References:

Jacquemart & Le Blant 1862, pp. 77-105

Jörg & Van Campen 1997, p.111

Jörg 2003/2, cat. 8

Price: Sold.