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I would like some help to classify this bottle

thanks

best regards

Tati

This would appear to be a 19th century porcelain water bottle and originally would have had a matching basin. Such sets were quite common in homes and hotels in the days before indoor plumbing caught on most places.

The painted pattern on the bottle is called a "sweetpea scroll" and from the early 19th century was a popular Chinese export to Southeast Asia, especially wherever there were large communities of Overseas Chinese (which was just about everywhere).

Here are some photos of a basin.

Best regards,

Bill H.

I'd say early to mid 19th century - about 1830s to 1840s - based on the "hollow leaves" style that was in at the time.

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