Qianlong Octagonal Coffee Pot with Enamel Butterflies and Flowers
Chinese Qianlong period (1736-1795) lidded coffee pot, of octagonal form, with sparrow beak spout, domed cover and c-scroll handle, decorated with large house, mountain and fern tree to one side and pergola and lake scene to the other in underglaze blue, surrounded by enamel butterflies and flowers in rich tones of green, pink, yellow and orange, the handle accented with acanthus spray, with British antique Dealers' Association gold export seal on base, slight a/f, height 9.06 in. Provenance: The collection of Charles Aronson OAM, Ex President of Australian Antiques and Art Dealers Association
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- A/f, as Inspected - The letters "A/F" or "as inspected" as part of a description is the cataloguer's shorthand for "all faults" or "as found", meaning the item has some type of damage or deficiency, it is of uncertain date or provenance, and/or that the seller takes no responsibility for the completeness of the item or the accuracy of the description.
- Acanthus - A stylized leaf motif, one of the primary decorative elements of classical Greek and Roman architecture, derived from the genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Mediterranean area. It is a common element in classical Greek and Roman design, and is often seen in Corinthian and Composite order columns and used as a decorative element in English, European and Australian furniture, particularly on the curve of a leg, and as decoration for a corbel.
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