$8,125
emblematic of water, the handle formed as ribbon-tied reeds joined to a shell-form spout with an applied figure of a putto, the neck painted with scattered insects above an applied figure of Neptune riding a shell at the shoulder, the body model with a fleet of warships in low relief and a Nereid emerging from the sea drawn by hippocampi, marked underneath with crossed swords in underglaze blue and double cancellation marks. Height 26 inches.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2015-10-12