Auction 158 Antiques & Works of Art,
Silver & Jewellery

441

A Chinese export porcelain dish depicting 'The Nativity'


Estimate

600 - 900


Session 2

26 March 2026



Description

Chinese export porcelain
Grisaille and gilt decoration, depicting at the centre the Virgin Mary, Joseph and the Shepherds kneeling beside the Infant Jesus, lying in a manger, in a landscape covered with vegetation, with a sleeping donkey in the foreground
Border decorated with a surround composed of flowering branches, foliage scrolls and stylised cartouches
Qianlong period, c. 1745
(small chip)

Diam.: 23 cm


Additional Information









Literature:
Hervouet, François et Nicole. Bruneau Yves "La porcelaine des Compagnie des Indes à décor Occidental", Flammarion, Paris 1986 p. 263 nº. 12.12



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