A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN EWER WITH SILVER-GILT MOUNTS, MID 17TH CENTURY, THE MOUNTS PROBABLY ENGLISH OR FLEMISH

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN EWER WITH SILVER-GILT MOUNTS, MID 17TH CENTURY, THE MOUNTS PROBABLY ENGLISH OR FLEMISH

of pear shape painted in underglaze blue with figures in landscapes, flat silver-gilt cover with twin-tailed mermaid thumbpiece, the handle mount tooled with ribbonwork and applied with a salamander

apparently unmarked

height 8 1/2 in.

21.5 cm