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A Chinese famille rose 'tobacco-leaf' tureen, cover and stand
Lot 299

A Chinese famille rose 'tobacco-leaf' tureen, cover and stand

QIANLONG (1736-1795)

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NLG 40,957

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A Chinese famille rose 'tobacco-leaf' tureen, cover and stand
Qianlong (1736-1795)
Of leaf shape with serrated edge, boldly and brightly enamelled with scattered flowers over large veined overlapping leaves, rim frittings, chips to the finial
the stand 34.4cm. wide (2)

Specialist note

The so-called 'tobacco-leaf' design was one of the most popular 18th Century flower patterns on Chinese porcelain. It is generally accepted that it was not deriven from the tobacco plant as its name suggests, but rather from textiles imported by the East India Companies. Cf. D.S. Howard & J. Ayers, China for the West, vol. II, pp. 540-1, where three variations of this pattern are discussed and illustrated.

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