Auction 62 Antiques & Works of Art, Silver & Jewellery

154

An important "Chapeau Chinois" tureen with cover


Estimate

8.000 - 12.000


Session 1

13 December 2016



Description

Rococo "Chapeau Chinois" inspired by the Delft tureens
Chinese export porcelain
Polychrome decoration bearing Grill family coat-of-arms
Grill was an important Swedish family of great influence at the Swedish East India Company
Redecorated in Europe
Qianlong Period (1736-1795)
(small restorations)

31x40x30 cm


Category

Porcelain


Additional Information

Literature:
David Howard e John Ayers, "China for the West", vol. II, pp. 552-553, il. 571;
Michel Beurdelay, "Porcelaine de la Compagnie des Indes", pp. 52-53, figs. 23-24.



Closed Auction