A painted enamel wine ewer and coverQianlong
Of square quatrefoil section, standing on four small corner feet, with makara-spout and beaded gilt-bronze overhead handle, painted on each side with landscape cartouches against scrolling flowers and fruits on an antique-pink ground, the neck with an archaistic chilong collar, the cover with polychrome lappets and a gilt bronze finial. 14cm (5 1/in) high, excluding handle (2).