Auction 140 Antiques & Works of Art, Silver & Jewellery

534

A pair of "Judgement of Paris" plates


Estimate

600 - 800


Session 2

28 May 2024



Description

Chinese export porcelain
Polychrome "Famille Rose" enamelled decoration with central mythology inspired scene in which Paris presents the golden apple to the goddesses Hera, Athena and Aphrodite
Gilt baroque band decoration to tab
Qianlong reign, ca. 1750
(both restored and hairline to one)

Diam.: 23 cm


Category

Porcelain


Additional Information

Literature:
David Howard, John Ayers, "China for the West", vol. I, p. 329, il. 324;
François et Nicole Hervouët; Yves Bruneau, "La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes a Décor Occidental", p. 310.



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