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A Rare pair of Qianlong small plates, after Francesco Albani
Estimate
1.800 - 2.500
Session 2
25 June 2014
Hammer Price
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Chinese export porcelain
Polychrome and gilt decoration depicting the element ""Fire"" after Franceso Albani paintings ""Quatre Éléments""
The fire is represented by mythological figures with Jupiter at the centre holding thunders, at his right Vulcan (God of the Fire), on top Venus riding her carriage and distributing torches to Cupids
Qianlong Period, ca. 1740
(one with restoration)
Diam.: 10 cm
Category
Porcelain
Additional Information
Bibliography: Hervouët, François et Nicole; Bruneau, Yves, "La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes a Décor Occidental", p. 318.
Closed Auction
