Chinese Porcelain Teapot Cover Gilt Canton Rose Bird Butterfly Flower Qing 19thC

Name: Chinese Porcelain Teapot Cover Gilt Canton Rose Bird Butterfly Flower Qing 19thC
SKU: 41731
Price: 80.00 GBP
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Chinese Porcelain Teapot Cover Gilt Canton Rose Bird Butterfly Flower Qing 19thC

ITEM DETAILS

Inventory Code: INV5113 & INV4430

Object: Teapot with cover

Material: Porcelain

Origin: China

Period: Qing Dynasty

Date: 19th century

Decoration: Canton famille rose flowers, birds, butterflies, fruit and gilt details

Mark: Unmarked

MEASUREMENTS

Height: 6.50 in / 16.5 cm

Width: 7.48 in / 19.0 cm including spout and handle fittings

Depth: 5.51 in / 14.0 cm

CONDITION

GOOD (4/5) – Surface wear, rubbing and losses to the gilt decoration, minor enamel and glaze imperfections, and general wear around the rims and fittings. The original overhead handle is absent, while the porcelain attachment lugs remain. The cover is present. Please review the photos carefully for more details.

DESCRIPTION

A substantial 19th century Chinese Qing Dynasty porcelain teapot decorated in the colorful Canton famille rose palette. The cylindrical body is densely painted with flowering peonies and other blossoms among green foliage, accompanied by a long-tailed bird, butterflies, fruit and smaller botanical motifs. Further floral sprays decorate the sloping shoulder, while gilt accents enrich the rims and fittings. The teapot retains its decorated porcelain cover and long curved spout, with paired attachment lugs originally intended for an overhead handle. The lively naturalistic decoration gives the piece the richly ornamental character associated with Canton export porcelain.

COLLECTOR’S NOTE

Bird, butterfly and flower decoration was a popular theme on 19th century Chinese famille rose porcelain, combining auspicious natural motifs with the bright enamel palette favored by the export market. Large covered teapots of this form are particularly decorative examples of Qing Dynasty Canton porcelain.

NOTES

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