An 18th-century Chinese Imari porcelain wine pot of segmente...

Hammer

£80

An 18th-century Chinese Imari porcelain wine pot of segmented bullet form painted with bamboo and peonies, 19 cm wide, together with four Chinese 18th-century "Imari" tea bowls and saucers painted with long houses and flowering fruit trees. Bearing a gilt flower head device to the bases. Formerly in the Van Vlissingen Collection The Van Vlissingen family was associated with the trade of Chinese porcelain in the 17th century, particularly through the Dutch East India Company (VOC). They were involved in various aspects of the porcelain trade, including financing, ownership of ships, and amassing a sizable collection of which these items are part. Formerly in the Van Vlissingen Collection The Van Vlissingen family was associated with the trade of Chinese porcelain in the 17th century, particularly through the Dutch East India Company (VOC). They were involved in various aspects of the porcelain trade, including financing, ownership of ships, and amassing a sizable collection of which these items are part. The Van Vlissingen family was associated with the trade of Chinese porcelain in the 17th century, particularly through the Dutch East India Company (VOC). They were involved in various aspects of the porcelain trade, including financing, ownership of ships, and amassing a sizable collection of which these items are part. Old repair to the teapot handle, the cover has a firing crack to the inner lip.