Estimate

400 - 600

Session 2

26 March 2026

Hammer Price

Description

Chinese export porcelain
Bianco sopra bianco decoration with polychrome highlights
Centre with polychrome reserve depicting "Elephant led by its mahout", gilt borders
Qianlong period (1736-1795)
(minor defects)

4x9,5x7,5 cm

Additional Information

Literature:
Cf. Hervouet, François et Nicole; Bruneau, Yves - "La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes a Décor Occidental". Paris: Flammarion, 1986, p. 105, nº 4.74.
Beurdeley, Michel - Porcelaine de la Compagnie des Indes. Suisse: Fribourg: Office du Livre, p. 171, nº 81. and HOWARD, David; Ayres, John - "China for the West - Chinese Porcelain and other decorative arts export illustrated from the Mottahedeh Collection". London and New York Sotheby Park Barnet, 1978, vol. II, p. 468 nº 478