An extremely rare and extraordinary high quality antique Chinese porcelain double-bodied cruet bottle with a central decoration of many insects above many florals in continuous landscape, executed in a nice underglaze blue and white. In the border a classical decoration of zig zag lines and lotus roots. Handcrafted in ancient China during the Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (ca. 1690). Guaranteed original and of the stated period. Height: 20.6 centimeter. Literature: - A similar (pair, heavily damaged) was sold sold for 12,600.00 USD at Sotheby's New York, 20 November 2020, lot 28 - A similar one remains in the collection of August the Strong, Dresden, inv. no. PO 2339, illustrated in Meissener Blaumalerei Aus Drei Jahr Hunderten, exh. cat., Leipzig, 1989, pp. 126-27, no. 3. The cruet was recorded under number 479 and a zig-zag line (the symbol applied to blue and white porcelain) in the 1779 inventory of the Japanese Palace. Condition: The object is in overall good condition, normal glaze fritting to the sprouts; one with a short hairline, the other with a shallow flake. Without any other damages or any restorations. The condition is carefully checked with strong UV-light and bright translucent white light, also under the silver mounts. Shipping method: This lot will be securely packed and shipped with insurance, without wooden stand. Buy multiple lots from this seller and save on shipping costs, for multiple lots you’ll pay the shipping costs only once. #masterlyapril2024