A FINE MING-STYLE BLUE AND WHITE PEAR-SHAPED EWER SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF DAOGUANG

finely potted with an elegant pear-shaped body rising from a short foot to a waisted neck and flared rim, painted in vibrant tones of underglaze blue in Ming-style with two octofoil panels, one enclosing a fruiting and flowering peach branch, the other with a branch of loquat berries, all surrounded by leafy branches of chrysanthemum, camellia, rose and peony, the neck with a broad band of lotus blooms below overlapping plantain leaves, the foot with a scrolling border beneath a band of lappets, set on one side with a curved spout joined to the neck by a cross-strut painted with ruyi-head scrolls, opposite the arched strap handle surmounted by a small loop adorned with four lingzhi sprays above raised bosses, the base with a six-character seal mark
26.3 cm, 10 3/8 in.

Provenance:
An English private collection.
Bonhams London, 12th May 2011, lot 332.