A Chinese export enamel tea pot with pigeon theme, dating from the Qianlong period (1735-1796). A tall regal teapot with S shaped body, a large looping handle, and long curving spout, rising from a angled foot with recessed base. Side panels feature two pigeons among trees and flowers within a decorative border.
H. 9 (22.8 cm)
Provenance: collection of J.Louis Binder, Virginia Hunt Country, Christie's London held a sale for him in 2003 for his Chinese export art collection The J. Louis Binder collection is arguably the most extensive and exciting collection of "European subject" wares to come onto the market for several decades, it is the results of more than thirty years avid collecting by Louis and Gloria Binder,who,with their son Jason, have travelled the world seeking out fine and rear examples of this fascinating group of Chinese export porcelains

Condition: in good condition with surface wear

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