Korea, 19th century. Well modeled with each edge forming one of eight feet, one set with a pinched cylindrical spout, the domed top with a small circular aperture and matching miniature stopper. Finely carved to the sides and top with stylized flowerheads and a key-fret border along the top, covered overall in a rich olive-green glaze save for the feet revealing the gray body partially burnt to orange in the firing. (2)

Provenance: From a private estate in Normandy, France.
Condition: Very good condition with some old wear and firing flaws including pitting and minute glaze recesses.

Weight: 127.5 g
Dimensions: Width 8 cm

Literature comparison:
Compare a blue and white waterdropper of closely related form, also dated to the Joseon dynasty, 19th century, 8.3 cm wide, in the Brooklyn Museum, accession number 84.262.33. For other carved waterdroppers of the same shape see Choson shidae moonbang jeaku (The Elegant Beauty of Choson Scholars' Studies), National Museum of Korea, 1992, pls. 402 and 403.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie's New York, 23 March 2000, lot 353
Price: USD 23,000 or approx. EUR 37,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A white porcelain water dropper, Choson period (19th century)
Expert remark: Compare the related bracket-lobed form, carved decoration, and size (8 cm). Note the different glaze.