A Chinese export porcelain 'pistol-handled urn and cover, Qing dynasty, circa 1800

A Chinese export porcelain 'pistol-handled urn and cover

Qing dynasty, circa 1800

the shield-shaped body rising from a square base to a waisted neck set with a pair of gilt pistol-shaped handles suspending a garland of bell flowers, moulded to either side with a grisaille decorated oval panel, the cover domed

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Height 41 cm, 16 1/8 in.