A blue and white 'chicken head' water dropper. 15th/16th century - image-1

Lot 549 Dα

A blue and white 'chicken head' water dropper. 15th/16th century

Auction 1146 - overview Cologne
07.12.2019, 11:00 - Tibet/Nepal, China
Estimate: 600 € - 800 €
Result: 744 € (incl. premium)

A blue and white 'chicken head' water dropper. 15th/16th century

With a compressed globular body, set on one side with a spout shaped as a chicken head, opposite a handle modelled in the form a chicken's tail. Decorated around the body with floral scrolls and a ruyi border around the shoulder. In addition: A blue and white cup with two handles, 19th century. (2)
Height a) 7.5 cm; b) 8 cm

Provenance

Collection Gottfried Hertel (1925-2019), Cologne