A Rare Chinese Imari 'Helmet' Jug, Kangxi, after an European silver original, brightly decorated with strong gilding, the wide foot rising to a narrow knopped stem, below a band of unglazed leaf lappets on the rounded lower body, baroque scroll handle opposite a spout moulded with a fierce bearded face, surmounted by a feather headdress, below the rope twist rim, H: 21.5cm.