Lot 32
32
RARE POT A EAU EN EMAUX PEINTS
" f " : In addition to the regular Buyer’s premium… Read more PROPERTY OF THE LATE MADAME MICHEL MELAS (1908-1983), GREECE
RARE POT A EAU EN EMAUX PEINTS

CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, EPOQUE QIANLONG (1736-1795)

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RARE POT A EAU EN EMAUX PEINTS
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, EPOQUE QIANLONG (1736-1795)
De forme ovale, il est orné de fleurs et médaillons sur le dessus, le côté rehaussé de lotus et fins rinceaux feuillagés. Le dessous est décoré de petites fleurs flottant sur l'eau.
Longueur: 6 cm. (2 3/8 in.), socle en bois
Provenance
Spink & Son Ltd., London, The G. de Menasce collection, 1971
Special notice
" f " : In addition to the regular Buyer’s premium, a commission of 7% (i.e. 7.385% inclusive of VAT for books, 8.372% inclusive of VAT for the other lots) of the hammer price will be charged to the buyer. It will be refunded to the Buyer upon proof of export of the lot outside the European Union within the legal time limit.(Please refer to section VAT refunds)
Further details
A RARE PAINTED ENAMEL WATER POT
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

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Lot Essay

This type of floral pattern comes from porcelain or enamel vessels from the Kangxi and Yongzheng periods ; a Kangxi-marked enamel bowl is in the British Museum, illustrated by Jourdain and Jenyns in Chinese Export Art in the Eighteenth Century, London 1950, pl.109 ; a Yongzheng-marked painted porcelain bowl is included in the The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - Porcelains with Cloisonné Enamel Decoration and Famille rose Decoration, Hong Kong, 2008, pl. 67.
See also a Qianlong marked vase and a teapot also decorated with this very nice posy design illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - Metal bodied Enamel Ware, Hong Kong, 2002, pl.199 and 213.

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