CIRCA 1745

Details

AN EXPORT 'EUROPEAN-SUBJECT' FLUTED SAUCER-DISH
Circa 1745
Decorated en grisaille and in flesh tones with a man embracing a lady against a beer barrel, beside a circular wooden tub, below a band of spearheads and stylised foliage
10 in. (25.5 cm.) diam.

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Monaco, 27 May 1980, lot 950 (to Dreesmann). Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. J-112).

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

This scene is taken from an engraving by Le Mesle, illustrating the fable 'The Barrel' by La Fontaine. However in the original drawing, the lady's husband is inside the barrel, a detail the Chinese artist has omitted. A plate from this service is in the British Museum.

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