2 - China, East India Company, Qianlong period (1736–1795)

China, East India Company, Qianlong period (1736–1795) Pear-shaped coffee pot with a domed lid and flattened rim, featuring a handle and spout with molded decoration, made of white porcelain and adorned with a polychrome wild boar hunting scene. H: 24 cm Signs of wear; a chip on the spout. This coffee pot design is inspired by the work of the Meissen porcelain manufactory in the 1730s–1740s. Bibliography: David S. Howard, *The Choice of the Private Trader: The Private Market in Chinese Export Porcelain Illustrated from the Hodroff Collection*, Zwemmer, London, 1994, p. 158.