China, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Painted in underglaze blue with dense interlocking flowers and spiralling tendrils, the bottom and neck with a stylized ruyi band.
Condition: With repaired cracks and minor fritting to rims, the cover with chips, two of those with touch-ups. Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot was acquired by a third-generation member of the Holzapfel family after 1995 and has remained in the family ever since.
Weight: 10.5 kg Dimensions: Height with cover 56 cm