Frankfurt lidded vase with Chinoiserie faience. Ovoid shape with short cylindrical neck, bell-shaped lid, spherical knob. Rich, almost all-over decoration in light cobalt blue. Revolving, multi-figure, scenic decoration with Chinese in a landscape, chessboard frieze on the neck and rim of the lid. Rest of lip rim; Christie's label with dat. 21.9.(19)92 and no. 158. h. 40 cm. Provenance: Dissolution of an important German private collection - part II, acquired in an auction at Christie's, 21.9.1992, no. 158. A large German blue and white faience chinoiserie vase and cover. Upper rim restored. Christie's label with no. 158, dated 21.9.(19)92. Frankfurt am Main. Circa 1680-1700.