18th century|The cistern raised on faux-bois ruyi feet crowned and with a domed cover, delicately painted with sprays of blossoming peonies, lotus and meandering scrolls below an ornamental cornice decorated with key-fret, lappets and ruyi bands, the sides flanked by animal mask and ring handles, all vibrantly painted in underglaze-blue, iron-red, peach and gilt, wood stand. 63cm (24 7/8in) high. (3).|十八世紀 仿伊萬里花卉紋水槽Provenance: an Italian private collection來源： 意大利私人收藏A related cistern and cover, circa 1735-45, is illustrated by W.R.Sargent, Treasures of Chinese Export Ceramics from the Peabody Essex Museum, New Haven, 2012, pp.134-135, no.44. Sargent notes that 'Eighteenth-century diners used such fountains to wash their hands between courses.' And also that the 'arch-shaped panel' which is noticeable in the present lot as well, 'reveals influences from Persian architecture.'