Antique Blue & White Canton Chinese Export Porcelain Miniature Sauce Tureen

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A fine antique Chinese export porcelain sauce tureen or miniature tureen.

In the Canton pattern.

Decorated in underglaze blue depicting … Read more A fine antique Chinese export porcelain sauce tureen or miniature tureen.

In the Canton pattern.

Decorated in underglaze blue depicting a mountainous Chinese village to the top of the lid and the long sides of the body. The background has houses, mountains, and a pagoda. The midground is a river with boats and some more houses. The foreground depicts a bridge across the river, a rocky outcropping, trees, and another structure.

With figural boar's head handles to either side of the body and a figural stem finial handle to the lid.

Simply a wonderful example of Canton porcelain!

Date:
Early 19th Century

Overall Condition:
It is in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition.

Condition Details:
There is a firing flaw that looks like a crack to the rim of the body and a small chip to the underside of the rim of the lid. There is a hairline crack to the interior of the tureen with staining, and other minor firing flaws throughout (particularly to the ears). Otherwise, there are some fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age.

Marks:
Unmarked

Measurements:
Height: ca. 3 1/4 in.
Width: ca. 7 in.
Depth: ca. 5 in.

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