Offered by Anne Besnard
This Chinese porcelain cooler rests on a small pedestal, it is gadrooned and the edge of the sinuous neck is lined with a wide and thick net in relief. It is decorated on both sides, on the body and in the center, with bouquets, painted in polychrome, and framed by four small flowering branches. The edge of the foot as well as the neck are enhanced by a frieze of gilded ironwork. A handle is added on each side of the bucket. The cover is slightly bluish, the bouquets and flowers are enhanced with gold.
The bottom has been pierced.
Compagnie des Indes.
Eighteenth century.
Height 15 cm, diameter 16 cm.