The fluted cistern enameled with a wide panel of a birds hovering and perched among flowering branches, between bands of lotus with roundels of carp, crabs and other aquatic animals, the spout formed as a fantastic beast mask, the similarly decorated basin possibly associated
16¹⁄₄ in. (41.2 cm.) high, the cistern

Sotheby's, New York, between 1975 and 1985 (as per Literature below).

W.R. Sargent, Chinese Porcelain in the Conde Collection, Mexico, 2014, cat. no. 90, pp.234-237.

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Lot Essay

Compare the similar example in illustrated in W.R. Sargent, Treasures of Chinese Export Ceramics from the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, 2012, cat. no. 82, pp. 178-179.
The Tibor Collection was formed over decades, growing to encompass every category of Chinese export porcelain, from small, charming teawares to massive pairs of important jars. The collector had a deep appreciation for the magnificent porcelains made for New Spain as well as for the lifelike charm and elegance of Chinese porcelain figure and animal models.