A blanc-de-Chine crab-shaped water dropper. Dehua. 17th/18th century - image-1

Lot 73 Dα

A blanc-de-Chine crab-shaped water dropper. Dehua. 17th/18th century

Auction 1044 - overview Cologne
05.12.2014, 10:00 - China - Porcelain and Ceramics (incl. the Elbrecht Collection)
Estimate: 6.000 € - 8.000 €
Result: 11.160 € (incl. premium)
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A blanc-de-Chine crab-shaped water dropper. Dehua. 17th/18th century

A blanc-de-Chine crab-shaped water dropper, modelled as a crab on a lotus leaf, with a circular aperture on its back, and a short spout emerging from under the leaf, covered overall with a milky white glaze. Two tiny glaze chips. Dehua. 17th/18th century. Wooden Stand.
Height 4.1 cm; length 14.7 cm

17/18世纪 德化白瓷蟹形水滴

Provenance

Collection Annelotte Elbrecht (1924-2013)

Literature

Compare almost identical water droppers in: P.J. Donnelly, Blanc de Chine, London, 1969, Pl. 32 B; Robert H. Blumfield, Blanc de Chine, The great Porcelain of Dehua, Hong Kong, 2002, p. 28; John Ayers, Blanc de Chine, Divine Images in Porcelain, New York, 2002, p. 56