CHANTILLY Covered tobacco pot in tin-glazed soft porcelain w - Lot 145

CHANTILLY Covered tobacco pot in tin-glazed soft porcelain with polychrome decoration in the Kakiemon style of a stylized tobacco plant with three large flowers on one side, and a flowering prunus tree on the other. Raised beading on top and base. Three bindweed flowers on the lid. 18th century circa 1735-1740 H. 15 cm, diam. 10.2 cm Total height with lid: 19 cm (A small original firing defect on the rim of the lid, small chips on the grip and a chip on the upper rim of the pot) Similar model without lid kept at Château de Chantilly Inventory number OA 969 reproduced in G. Le Duc Porcelaine tendre de Chantilly au XVIIIe siècle . Editions Hazan, Paris 1996 page 210 and in the exhibition catalog Singes et Dragons. China and Japan at Chantilly in the 18th century . Château de Chantilly 14 septembre 2011- 1er Janvier 2012 page 18 n° 15. Expert : Aline Josserand CNES expert in ancient ceramics alinejosserand@orange.fr 06 10 76 48 84