Estimate

30.000 - 50.000

Session 2

26 March 2026

Hammer Price

Description

Chinese export porcelain
Each tureen modelled as a boar's head with open mouth, revealing teeth, tusks and pendant tongue
The cover corresponding to the upper part of the head, fitting into the recessed rim
Decorated with polychrome enamels in a naturalistic manner, with fur in grisaille tones, snout, ears and lips in beige, and the interior of the mouth, tongue and gums highlighted in pink tones
Qianlong period, circa 1760–1770
(restorations)

28,5x40x25,5 cm

Additional Information

Literature:
BEURDELEY, Michel - "Porcelaine de la Compagnie des Indes". Fribourg, Office du Livre, 1962, p. 175, cat. 99; AYERS, John - "China for the West, Chinese Porcelain & other Decorative Arts for Export illustrated from the Mottahedeh Collection". London and New York: Sotheby's Parke Bernet, 1978, Vol. II, p. 603, illus. 628; PINTO DE MATOS, Maria Antónia - "Cerâmica da China, Colecção RA". Jorge Welsh Books - Publishers and Booksellers, 1st Edition, 2011, Vol. II, pp. 118 and 119, no. 260.