A 'European subject' teapot and cream jugLate QianlongThe cylindrical teapot and cover delicately enamelled with two European scenes bordered with foliate meanders, traces of gilt decoration, the body flanked with a straight spout and 'rope-twist' handle; the cream jug decorated en-suite.The teapot: 24cm (9 1/2in) wide (3).注脚The distinctive drum shape and entwined handle of the present teapot was popular in the late 18th century and was the standard vessel shipped by American merchants for armorial orders. See two similarly formed teapots in D.S. Howard, Choice of the Private Trader, London 1994, p. 153, nos. 165-166.