A Chinese blue and white 'Europa and the bull' coffeepot and cover, Kangxi

H.: 29 cm

Condition: (UV-checked)
- Presenting very well.
- The cover with a small chip to the finial (dog's ear) and a few hairlines around the finial, probably due to baking.
- The teapot with two vertical baking flaws on the inside, invisible on the outside.
- One hairline of ca. 12 cm extending downwards from the rim and one glaze line of ca. 5 cm in the middle of the handle.

品相報告：（已用紫外線光檢查）
- 蓋鈕一個飛皮（狗耳上），蓋鈕周圍幾處衝線，可能是窯傷所致。
- 咖啡壺內兩條窯縫，外不可見。
- 咖啡壺口沿一條垂直的衝線約為 12 釐米，手柄中間位置一條驚釉約 5 釐米。

Ref.:
- The Victoria and Albert Museum, no. 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
- Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 21 Nov. 2007, lot 119 (link) (EUR 29.050)
- Christie's, New York, 28 Jan. 2013, lot 478 (link) (USD 32.500)
- Bonhams, London, 16 May 2013, lot 91 (link) (EUR 24.053)
- Rob Michiels Auctions, 28 April, 2018, lot 302 (link) (EUR 33.150)
- Rob Michiels Auctions, 21 Sep., 2019, lot 407 (link) (EUR 21.675)