Lot 293 D α

Two pewter and coconut veneer pots and six cups. Ca. 1850-1870

Auction 1061 - overview Cologne
04.12.2015, 14:00 - Asian Art II - Chinese Paintings, Decorative Arts, Porcelain and Ceramics
Estimate: 800 € - 1.200 €

Two pewter and coconut veneer pots and six cups. Ca. 1850-1870

Two pewter and coconut veneer pots and six cups, the pots of ovoid shape, the coconut of the pot carved with birds on flowering branches, the coconut of the cups with bamboo and flower sprays. Various cracks, some of them repaired. Ca. 1850-70.
Height of the pots 17.5 cm; height of the cups 5.5 cm; diameter 10 cm

Literature

Compare a very similar pot, illustrated in: Craig Clunas, Chinese Carving, Victoria & Albert Museum, London 1996, p. 64