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A rare Yongzheng Commédia dell'Arte plate
Estimate
2.000 - 4.000
Session 1
11 December 2013
Hammer Price
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Chinese export porcelain
Polychrome decoration in blue, gold, green, yellow and red. Enamels applied between firings.
At the centre depicting harlequin with hat and one stock exchange share, black inscription "Soper centdo dela gewönnen" (50% profit over Delft). Rim decorated with floral motifs.
Commision for the Dutch market with the intent to lampoon the bankruptcy situation of the time due to huge speculation and using Commédia dell'Arte figures.
Yongzheng Period (c. 1721-1725)
(small chip with restoration)
Diam.: 21 cm
Category
Porcelain
Additional Information
Bibliography: Anthony du Boulay, "Christie''s Pictorial History of Chinese Ceramics", p. 258; David Howard and John Ayers "China for the West", Vol. I, pp. 234 e 235; François e Nicole Hervouët, "La Porcelaine des Compagnie des Indes a Décor Occidental", pp. 213 a 215; Michel Beurdeley "Porcelaine de la Compagnie des Indes", p. 188.
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