CHINA FOR VIETNAM, 19th century - Lot 45

Lot 45
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6000 - 8000 EUR
CHINA FOR VIETNAM, 19th century - Lot 45
CHINA FOR VIETNAM, 19th century Beautiful blue-white porcelain teapot, known as "Hué blue", with traces of gilding, the rounded body decorated with two five-clawed dragons, one in the air among clouds, the other emerging from the waves, pursuing the sacred jewel adorning the spout, winged fish sprouting from the waves among rocks and auspicious objects; the shoulder is underlined by a frieze of lotus petals bearing traces of the gilding that was intended to enhance the decoration and of which there are a few remnants, notably on the clouds; a third dragon, on the lid, surrounds the socket formed by a translucent glass bead. Four-character mark in blue on the base, Nôi phù thi trung, "Made for the central inner palace". A double metal handle is held by a ring around the neck, with two twisted wires connecting the neck, the base of the spout and the heel, all encircled in metal. (3 star-shaped cracks inside the lid, which do not go through. There is also a very small enamel crack on the inside of the teapot, which is barely visible even in bright light). H. without grip: 14 cm - L. total: 17 cm - Diam. belly: ca. 13 cm Note: Trung cung (central chamber) and Chinh cung (main chamber) were the residences of the Trinh lords. Porcelains with the Nôi phù thi trung mark were specially reserved for the lords. They were commissioned during the reigns of Trinh Cu'o'ng (1709-1729), Trinh Giang (1729-1740), Trinh Doanh (1740-1767) and Trinh Sam (1767-1782). However, this mark seems to have been revived in the 19th century. A teapot of a similar model, but dating from the second half of the 18th century, was sold for €260,000 by the Delon-Hoebanx firm at Drouot, on December 12, 2024, lot no. 35. CHINA FOR VIETNAM, 19th Century Blue-and-white porcelain tea pot with traces of gold, with two five-claws dragons among clouds and waves. With a four-character mark Nôi phù thi trung, "Made for the Inner Central Palace". (3 star cracks inside the lid, which doesn't go through, and a very small enamel crack inside the body, hardly visible, even with a strong light). Note: Trung cung (Central Chamber) and Chinh cung (Principal Chamber) were the dwellings of the Trinh lords. The porcelains bearing the mark Nôi phù thi trung were especially reserved for the lords and were initially commissioned under the reigns of the Lords Trinh Cu'o'ng (1709-1729), Trinh Giang (1729-1740), Trinh Doanh (1740-1767) and Trinh Sam (1767-1782). But it seems that this mark was again used during the 19th Century. A similar tea-pot, bearing another mark and dated from the second half of the 18th Century, was sold with Delon-Hoebanx in Paris, on December 12th, 2024, lot no. 35.
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