Chinese porcelain bough pot & cover, c. 1840. Qing Dynasty.

Chinese porcelain bough pot and cover, c. 1840, Qing Dynasty. The square form pot painted in famille rose enamels, the front with a scene of warriors in battle, the reverse with figures before an altar garniture set upon a table. The sides with further panels of figures, beneath leaf scroll handles. Set upon a fixed base, painted with a continuous bands of Greek key fret, above cracked ice. Surmounted with a a pierced cover, painted with figures in a yard. Height – 22 cm, 8 5/8”. Width – 21 cm, 8 1/4”. Depth – 17.2 cm, 6 3/4”. Condition – Typical minor wear to the overglaze enamel, and the gilding.