Lot 89
89
A RARE EUROPEAN SUBJECT PUNCHBOWL
MARCHANT, EST. 1925 (Lots 59-100 and 116-173)
A RARE EUROPEAN SUBJECT PUNCHBOWL

QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1795

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A RARE EUROPEAN SUBJECT PUNCHBOWL
QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1795
One side with a cluster of three buildings and flags flying above, the other side with a western ship under full sail
11 3/8 in. (28.7 cm.) diameter

Lot Essay

This very rare subject seems to be unrecorded, though it appeared on a tea caddy in the P.H.B. Frelinghuysen collection, sold Christie's, New York, 24 January 2012, lot 96. Its flag may represent either the Hudson Bay Company, granted royal charter to trade furs in 1670, or the King's Colors as used in the 18th century for both military and merchant ships.

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