20th century, porcelain hand painted in bands of famille rose palette enamels with dragons and phoenixes amidst colorful scrolling vines, a stylized dragon handle to one side and an elaborate phoenix head spout to the opposite side, top is scalloped in crown-like manner and highlighted by a gilt rim, with a domed cover topped with a foo lion, the underside has a turquoise glaze and a four-character apocryphal Qianlong mark in red.

17 in.

Private Collection, Wilmington, North Carolina

Some rubbing and wear with loss to enamels and gilt especially along the crown rim; foo lion finial has been repaired.