An unusual famille rose export coffee pot and coverYongzheng
With bird-head spout and scrolling tail-feather handle, decorated with butterflies amongst flower sprays and dishes of fruit, with high domed cover. 17.5cm (6.7/8in) high. (2).注脚For a coffee pot of similar form, but with European figures see D. S. Howard, The Choice of the Private Trader, p.155, no. 169 and front cover of the same book, where it is noted that the vessel is created in the form of a mug and cover, mimicking a fashion gaining popularity in Europe.