Estimate

350 - 400

Session 1

29 June 2021

Hammer Price

Description

Chinese export porcelain
Polychrome and gilt decoration with central "Mysterious Urn" and floral lip
Qianlong reign, ca. 1795

Diam.: 24,5 cm

Category

Porcelain

Additional Information

Note:
Central motif inspired in the 1793 print known as "L'Urne Mystérieuse" depicting the silhouette of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, topped by their children's profiles, the Dauphin (future Louis XVII) and Mme. Royale (Duchess of Angoulême).

Literature:
David Howard and John Ayers; “China for the West - Chinese Porcelain and other decorative arts export illustrated from the Mottahedeh Collection”; vol. I; p. 247; nº 242.