Two blue and white 'Prince of Wales' tureens, one with cover18th century
Each vessel of deep oval form with twin applied mask handles with rising crown of three feathers, and painted with double peacock pattern, (each with one wire-repaired handle), 29cm wide; the cover with symmetrical designs of flowering plants, with replacement metal finial, total height 22cm high.
(3).注脚A near example shown in Treasures of Chinese Export Ceramics from the Peabody Essex Museum, by Rose Kerr and William Robert Sargeant, 2012: item 50, Tureen and Stand, 1770-1790.