A Chinese Kangxi blue and white porcelain miniature wine pot and cover of panelled inverted baluster form, each face painted with shrubs within a framework fitted a conforming domed cover, 14 cm wide, together with a smaller Kangxi melon form miniature teapot and cover. (2)

Formerly in the Van Vlissingen Collection

The Van Vlissingen family was associated with the trade of Chinese porcelain in the 17th century, particularly through the Dutch East India Company (VOC). They were involved in various aspects of the porcelain trade, including financing, ownership of ships, and amassing a sizable collection of which these items are part.

Formerly in the Van Vlissingen Collection

The Van Vlissingen family was associated with the trade of Chinese porcelain in the 17th century, particularly through the Dutch East India Company (VOC). They were involved in various aspects of the porcelain trade, including financing, ownership of ships, and amassing a sizable collection of which these items are part.

The Van Vlissingen family was associated with the trade of Chinese porcelain in the 17th century, particularly through the Dutch East India Company (VOC). They were involved in various aspects of the porcelain trade, including financing, ownership of ships, and amassing a sizable collection of which these items are part.

Condition Report

Hairline crack to the base of the handle on the smaller of the two pots, some old damage to the inner lip of the cover of this pot.

A slight chip on the mouth of the larger of the two pots, below the cover and a shallow one (possibly at the back of the mouth of the pot, below the cover, old firing blemish, shrinkage crack on the inside of the cover of the larger pot.