Lot 64
64
A RARE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'FOUR ELEMENTS' SAUCER, DEPICTING 'FIRE'
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A RARE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE `FOUR ELEMENTS' SAUCER, DEPICTING `FIRE'

QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1742

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A RARE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'FOUR ELEMENTS' SAUCER, DEPICTING 'FIRE'
QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1742
Enamelled depicting Jupiter, Vulcan and Venus
4 in. (10.2 cm.) diameter

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Lot Essay

The design on this saucer is taken from one of a series of paintings of `The Four Elements' by Francesco Albani (1578-1660), which were commissioned by Cardinal Maurice of Savoy and are now in the Turin Gallery.

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