AN EXTREMELY RARE AND IMPORTANT CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL GOOSE-FORM TUREEN AND COVER FOR THE SPANISH MARKET, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1775 |

naturalistically and boldly modeled in two sections, the raised head supported by a long curving neck, the body finely enameled with sepia and purple plumage, the folded wings molded with overlapping feathers in green, yellow, iron-red, pink and en grisaille with details picked out in gilt, the pink enameled webbed feet tucked under the body, the arms of Juan del Castillo Negrete y Rodríguez painted on the back between the wings, and the base marked with the initials JCN 

The tureen is in very good condition for the type, the wings with evident glaze flaws, and overall with very minor glaze flakes. There is a small shallow rim chip to the rim of the cover towards the tail.
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