Rare Qianlong Period Blue & White Barrel-Form Cider Jug c1780 – Read Description. A superb, authentic Qianlong period cider jug of barrel form with twisted ribbon handle circa 1780 beautifully hand painted in blue and white. Likely made for the European export market although most exports were painted in famille rose colours to satisfy European tastes, making this particular jug quite rare. This is a large item at 22cm high, 13cm rim diameter, 12cm base diameter and weighs over 1.6kg. The jug is ALMOST as perfect as you could hope for. The colouring and glaze are in fantastic condition. The twisted ribbon handle has no signs of any damage or repair whatsoever which is incredibly unusual (I’ve never seen one without a broken, repaired or even replaced handle). Sadly, there is one large vertical crack to the body running from the rim of the jug (opposite the end of the spout), down behind the handle and into the middle of the body. The good news is the crack is stable, there have been no amateur attempts at repair and there is only a small chip missing from the rim. There are also a couple of small surface chips to the front left rim of the spout. Everything else about this jug is exactly as it should be. Please see the photographs for more information. Please contact me if you have any questions or would like further details or pictures. Please see my other items. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian/Oriental Antiques\Chinese\Porcelain”. The seller is “thegreatadriano” and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Republic of Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Bahrain, Canada, Brazil, Japan, New Zealand, China, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Grenada, French Guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Macau, Monaco, Maldives, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Paraguay, Reunion, Turks and Caicos Islands, Aruba, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Chile, Bahamas, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Kuwait, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago, Vietnam.
- Primary Material: Porcelain
- Sub-Type: Cider Jug
- Antique: Yes
- Original/Repro: Antique Original
- Chinese Dynasty: Qing (1644-1911)
- Product: Cider Jug
- Features: Handpainted
- Region of Origin: Chinese
- Country of Origin: China
- Age: Pre-1800
