Auction 50 Antiques & Works of Art, Silver & Jewellery

201

A Qialong "European Figures" plate


Estimate

600 - 800


Session 1

9 December 2015



Description

Chinese export porcelain
Grisaille decoration depicting "The departure of the pilgrims to Citra island" after Bernard Picart etching (1708)
Tab decorated with gilt frieze
Qianlong Period (1736-1795)
(minor restored chip and wear to the gilding)

Diam: 23 cm


Category

Porcelain


Additional Information

Literature:
François et Nicole Hervouet e Yves Bruneau, "La porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes a Décor Occidental", pp 160;
David Howard e John Ayres, "China for the West", Vol. II, pp. 354.



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