QIANLONG (1735-1796)

Details

An assorted lot of Chinese export porcelain
Qianlong (1735-1796)
Comprising a bowl, cover and stand decorated in 'Meissen style' with figures and boats approaching a castle, hairline cracks and minor chips, the stand 16 cm. diam.; a lozenge-shaped pattipan with similar decoration, 12.3 cm. wide; a cup and saucer and two coffee-cups variously painted with a harbour scene; and a cup and saucer decorated with an Oriental man playing a drum, minor frits and chips (9)

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Lot Essay

For a similar harbour scene, refer to F. and N. Hervouët and Y. Bruneau, La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes à Décor Occidental, Paris, 1986, p. 346, ill. 15.20, where they illustrate a saucer with a similar design from the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

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