L.: 18,8 cm - H.: 14 cm (incl. cover)

The decoration on this teapot is copied from a mid-18th-century engraving by Joseph Wagner (German, 1706–1780), after the painting Aqua from the series Allegory of the Four Elements by Jacopo Amigoni (1682–1752). (see attached image)

Provenance:
- The Geoffrey Middle Collection, UK.

Ref.: 
- F. & N. Hervouet and Y. Bruneau, 'La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes à décor occidental', p. 65, no. 3.6 for a near-identical example. 
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York, Accession Number 1921-6-217-8 for a print of the engraving by Wagner. (link) 
- The Metropolitan Museum, New York, Object Number 54.155a, b, for a related example. (link)

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