Description & Technical information
Qianlong period
English or Danish market
A pair of Chinese export porcelain blue and white tripod salts modelled after a baroque silver form, painted with buildings in mountainous landscapes.
This form is very rare and would appear to be copied from a European shape possibly copying a Danish silver type.
References: Litzenburg 2003, p219, a single example with different decoration to the outside of the cup.
Date: 1750
Period: 1600-1750, 18th century
Origin: China
Medium: porcelain
Dimensions: 12 cm (4³/₄ inches)
Categories: Oriental and Asian Art

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