Parcel-Gilt Silver Wine Ewer

Description:

Parcel-Gilt Silver Wine Ewer, China, 18th century, body with engraved designs of the Eight Precious Emblems, peach shaped, reserves of lotus flowers, spout with a dragon head at the base, handle in the form of a ju-i, base in the form of a coin with two-character Mi chu, (excessively delicate).

Provenance: William Bigelow Sturgis.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

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