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A late 16th, early 17th century Chinese Swatow porcelain charger
Estimate
17.000 - 20.000
Session 2
26 February 2014
Hammer Price
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Chinese "Swatow" porcelain, or Zhangzhou
Blue decoration depicting compass at the center with compass lines extending towards the rim, the center is surrounded by two european ships, a giant fish and a shoreline with pagoda
Rim decorated with four panels depicting floral and geometric motifs
This charger is part of a rare collection of pieces called "Swatow", the Dutch name for the Zhangzhou city from where the porcelain was shipped
China, late 16th, early 17th century
(minor restored chip)
Diam.: 42 cm
Category
Porcelain
Additional Information
Bibliography: Castro, Nuno de, "A Porcelana Chinesa no Tempo do Império", p.83; Jorgev Welsh Books - Publishers and Booksellers, "Porcelana de Exportação de Zhangzhou - A Porcelana conhecida por Swatow", p.25; Howard, David S., "The Choice of the Private Trader - The Private Market in Chinese Export Porcelain Illustrated from the Hodroff Collection", p.38; Howard, David e Ayers, John, "China for the West", vol. I, p. 52; Santos, A. Varela, "Portugal na Porcelana da China 500 Anos de Comércio", vol. I, pp. 214 e 215; Sousa, Francisco António Clode, "Porcelana da China - Colecção do Museu da Quinta das Cruzes", p. 18.
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