Nette Megens
Head of Department, Director
Lot 47
A large bottle vase, the porcelain Edo Period (1615-1886), circa 1690, the decoration applied in the Netherlands, circa 1720-40
1 December 2025, 13:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£1,500 - £2,000
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A large bottle vase, the porcelain Edo Period (1615-1886), circa 1690, the decoration applied in the Netherlands, circa 1720-40
The globular form with tall narrow tapering neck and everted rim and moulded collar painted in enamels and gilt in Kakiemon palette with birds perched in branches, amidst flowers, 32cm high
Footnotes
Provenance
With Robert McPherson Antiques, 2009
Literature
White, Mary, Drinking at the Whites' House, Vol.2, p.72, fig.c
Large quantities of white glazed bottles were imported from Japan during the late 17th Century and then enamelled in Delft and surrounding areas, where the muffle kilns gave ample possibility for redecoration without damaging the original porcelain. For similar apothecary bottles, see O. Impey, Japanese Export Porcelain, 2002, pp.180-81, nos.281-83 and C.J.A. Jörg, Fine and Curious, Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections, 2003, pp.222-23, nos.279 and 280.