A RARE CHINESE BLUE GLAZED AND GILT DECORATED PORCELAIN VASE, 18TH CENTURY. Pear shaped bottle on

A RARE CHINESE BLUE GLAZED AND GILT DECORATED PORCELAIN VASE, 18TH CENTURY. Pear shaped bottle on splayed foot with an open crescent shaped mouth, with gilt floral decoration. Probably Kangxi period (1662-1722), made for the Islamic market. 30cm tall. Two similar vessels with spouts as ewers but similar shaped and decorated, are in The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Accession Numbers 775-1888 and 1674-1876, and are published by Kerr and Mengoni, Chinese Export Ceramics, V&A Publishing, London, 2011, p. 111, pl. 158.
Good overall condition with no signs of damage or repair. Wear and rubbing to the gilt decoration which has almost disappeared but traces are left.