CHINESE BLUE + WHITE GOURD JAR WITH LID

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You are bidding on a 19th century, chinese blue and white gourd jar with lid and small figurine attached - 12" high, 4.5" wide - from a private collection. No chips or hairlines. This piece is in mint condition. The lid is taped on to keep it safe. You may see that in the picture. That is not a glazing problem. If you would like more pictures, please email and I will upload more. HISTORY OF BLUE + WHITE CHINABy the beginning of the 17th century Chinese blue and white porcelain was being exported directly to Europe. In the 17th and 18th centuries, Oriental blue and white porcelain was highly prized in Europe and America and sometimes enhanced by fine silver and gold mounts, it was collected by kings and princes. The European manufacture of porcelain started at Meissen in Germany in 1707. The early wares were strongly influenced by Chinese and other Oriental porcelains and an early pattern was blue onion, which is still in production at the Meissen factory today. Early English porcelain wares were also influenced by Chinese wares and when, for example, the production of porcelain started at Worcester, nearly forty years after Meissen, Oriental blue and white wares provided the inspiration for much of the decoration used. Hand-painted and transfer-printed wares were made at Worcester and at other early English factories in a style read more

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