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A pair of Qianlong "Day and Night" plates, D.Joaquim Xavier Botelho de Lima Távora Service, ca. 1770
Estimate
7.000 - 10.000
Session 2
25 June 2014
Hammer Price
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Chinese export porcelain
Polychrome and gilt decoration "Night and Day" with stars
Tab with garlands and coat-of-arms at the centre, the arms are those of D.Joaquim Xavier Bothelho de Lima Távora, Évora''''s Archbishop (2nd service)
Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period, ca. 1770
(one with hairline; both with wear to the enamels and minor chips)
Diam.: 23 cm
Category
Porcelain
Additional Information
Note: The curious decoration of this service is probably the result of a miscomprehension from a sample design although there''''''''s no record of any service depicting only one of the decorations.
Bibliography: Calvão (coord.), João Rodrigues, "Caminhos da Porcelana - Dinastias Ming e Qing", Fundação Oriente, p. 193; Castro, Nuno de, "A Porcelana Chinesa ao Tempo do Império", p. 162; Howard, David; Ayers, John, "China for the West", vol. II, p. 549.
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