A Chinese blue and white 'Europa and the bull' silver-mounted coffee pot, Kangxi

H.: 30,5 cm

Condition: (UV-checked)
- The porcelain generally in excellent condition, with a negligible faint tension line visible where the upper connection between body and spout is attached to the body.
- A spot of glaze loss just below the flower-shaped silver on the lid, probably due to the silver-mounting.
- The silver marked on the inside of the lid. The chain that originally connected the handle, lid and spout, is loose but present. The left leaf - looking from the handle's side - with two indentations.

Ref.:
- The Victoria and Albert Museum, nr. C.71:1, 2-1963, the Basil Ionides Bequest (link)
- Hervouët and Bruneau, p. 69, no. 3.14a
- Howard, The Choice of the Private Trader, p. 134, no. 167
- Jörg, Interaction in Ceramics, p. 79, no. 35
- Jörg and van Campen, Chinese Ceramics in the Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam: The Ming and Qing Dynasties, p. 275, no. 318
- Mudge, Chinese Export Porcelain in North America, p. 102, pl. 155
- Chinese Export Art and Designs, p. 61, pl. 40
- Christie's, New York, 28 Jan. 2013, Lot 478 (link) (USD 32.500)
- Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 21 Nov. 2007, Lot 119 (link) (EUR 29.050)
- Bonhams, London, 16 May 2013, Lot 91 (link) (EUR 24.053)
- Rob Michiels Auctions, 28 April, 2018, Lot 302 (link) (EUR 33.150)