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A pair of Chinese export porcelain 'Les Pèlerins de l'Isle de Cythère' plates


Estimate

800 - 1.200


Session 2

3 June 2026



Description

Chinese export porcelain
Decorated in Famille Rose enamels, depicting at the centre Eros leading a pair of pilgrims to a boat that will take them to Cythera
Cavetto with a gilt spearhead frieze and border with gilt rocaille shells and scrolls, arranged alternately and symmetrically on a white ground
Qianlong period, c. 1745
(minor wear to the enamels and gilding; restoration to the border of one of the plates)

Diam.: 23 cm


Additional Information

Literature:
Howard, David; Ayers, John, "China for the West", vol. II, p. 363



Closed Auction