The tea-pots have gourd-shaped bodies with scroll handles and spouts. They are finely enamelled with birds and flowering plants enclosed in leaf- and lobed-shaped panels on a brilliant powderblue ground, pencilled in gold with sprays of flowers and ju-i borders. The covers are surmounted by seed-pod finials.
Provenance
Collection of Jakob Goldschmidt; Christie's London 1938; Whereabouts unknown
Literature / Source
Auktionshaus Christie's, London: The important collection of fine chinese porcelain of the 17th & 18th centuries, the property of Jakob Goldschmidt, Esq., auction by Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods on Wednesday, June 29, 1938 and following day
