Estimate

2.000 - 3.000

Session 2

5 June 2025

Hammer Price

Description

Chinese export porcelain
Oval-shaped with scalloped borders decorated in grisaille, rouge-de-fer and gilt, the central medallion depicting a night scene with the lovers Daphnis and Chloe
Borders decorated with spearhead friezes, flowering branches, monograms and a coat of arms painted in Famille Rose enamels
Qianlong Period (1736-1795)
(one dish with chips and the other restored)

18x29,5 cm

Additional Information

The central scene is interpreted as depicting the wedding of the lovers Daphnis and Chloe, and was likely inspired by an engraving by Benoît Audran (1661-1721), based on a painting by Philippe d'Orléans (1674-1723), published in Amours pastorales de Daphnis et Chloé, Book Four, Paris, 1718. The story, of Greek origin, is attributed to Longus, a 2nd century AD author, and narrates the pastoral idyll and union of the young lovers.
An identical example to these dishes is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago (inv. 1958.244).
Other pieces with the same central composition but different decoration and without armorial designs are also known, such as a plate in the Rijksmuseum (inv. AK-NM-13516).

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Literature:
François et Nicoles Hervouet, Yves Bruneau, "La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes a Décors Occidental", nº 9.1, p. 194.