Large Frankfurt lidded vase with Chinoiserie faience. Ovoid shape, accentuated towards the stand and shoulder by a moulded band, bell-shaped lid with ovoid knob. Rich, full-surface, light cobalt blue painted sharp-fire decoration, the wall divided by three cross bands into large pictorial fields with Chinese figures in landscapes. Floral cartouches on the shoulder and lid, separated by similar cross bands. Lid probably added or restored; mark. Label of the Schafft collection with no. 90. H. 44 cm. Cf. exhibition cat. "Frankfurter Fayencen aus der Zeit des Barock", Museum für Kunsthandwerk, Frankfurt am Main 1988/89, no. 122-23. Provenance: Dissolution of an important German private collection - part II, previously in the Schafft Collection, acquired probably around 1994/95 at Christie's, London. A German blue and white faience chinoiserie vase. The cover possibly restored or replaced. Marked on the bottom. Label of the Sammlung Schafft, no. 90. Frankfurt am Main. Circa 1680-1700.