A VERY RARE CELADON-GROUND FAMILLE-ROSE WINE WARMER AND COVER, QING DYNASTY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY | 清十九世紀初 粉青地粉彩瓜瓞綿綿雙蝶耳瓜棱式套壺

A VERY RARE CELADON-GROUND FAMILLE-ROSE WINE WARMER AND COVER

QING DYNASTY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

清十九世紀初 粉青地粉彩瓜瓞綿綿雙蝶耳瓜棱式套壺

the lobed ovoid body of the warmer rising from a recessed base to an inverted rim, brightly enamelled to each lobe with geometric melon and butterfly strapwork reserved on a pale celadon ground, the shoulders set with a pair of high relief butterfly handles, the turquoise enamelled cylindrical ewer set to one side with an elegant S-shaped spout, the upper section of domed lobed shape forming the cover to the warmer and further surmounted by a circular flat cover and two simple loop handles 

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Height 15.5 cm, 6⅛ in.