Rare Chinese blue and white porcelain soup tureen with cover, Qianlong ca. 1750. Depicting a European subject of birds perched near a castle divided by Indian…

Rare Chinese blue and white porcelain soup tureen with cover, Qianlong ca. 1750. Depicting a European subject of birds perched near a castle divided by Indian mask handles. The lid with a high pierced crown knop. The style inspired from a Meissen porcelain shape. Provenance: Sotheby's, New York, "Important Americana Including Ceramics, Prints, Silver, Folk Art, Furniture and Carpets," 15 January 2004, Lot 69; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. A similar tureen sold at Sotheby

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