A pair of Chinese export tureens
一對中國出口瓷湯鍋

Qianlong period 1736-1795 AD
清 乾隆時期（西元1736-1795年）中國

Length: 23.5cm Width: 18cm Height: 13.5cm

The covered sauce tureens and stands are boat shaped in form with conforming domed cover and gilt-enriched acorn finials, painted throughout with brightly coloured flower sprays, moulded with shells and scrolling foliage, the conforming stands of quatrefoil-form.

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Porcelain of the East India Companies by Michel Beurdeley cat 119. Here he explains that the original model was made in English silver, and copied by Wedgwood, with a faience copy possibly serving for the Chinese model.