A GROUP OF THREE FAMILLE VERTE PIECES EARLY KANGXI, CIRCA 16...

A GROUP OF THREE FAMILLE VERTE PIECES EARLY KANGXI, CIRCA 1680 素三彩瓷器一组 康熙 约1680 comprising a very rare Chinese porcelain famille verte biscuit ewer and cover in the form of a standing buffalo, the nape and hind quarters with openwork double loops for an upright material handle, the cover with a bud-form finial, covered in a rich green glaze incised on the body, the tail glazed yellow; a very rare Chinese porcelain famille verte biscuit small oval sancai dish, unusually painted with stripes in green, aubergine and yellow glaze, the biscuit base unglazed; and a Chinese porcelain famille verte biscuit waterdropper in the form of a recumbent buffalo with a boy on its back, the buffalo with a yellow ground the boy with a green jacket resting on its back, the base unglazed The ewer 13.3 cm long; the dish 12.5 cm long; the waterdropper 8.3 cm long PROVENANCE: From the collection of David Charles Samuel Montagu and M Christiane Francoise 'Ninette' Montagu, 4th Baron and Lady Swaythling. The ewer and dish form the collection of Basil and Nellie Ionides, Buxted Park, the latter with Buxted Park inventory no 386

Estimate:£500

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