QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1770

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A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN ‘FRENCH MARKET’ ARMORIAL WINE COOLERS
QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1770
Each enameled with the arms of Bishop of Fréjus (Provence), Emmanuel-François de Bausset de Roquefort, gilt rocaille scrolls at the rim, flanked by beast-mask handles, iron-red and gilt flower sprays below
9 1⁄8 in. (23.1, cm.) wide, overall

Provenance

Emmanuel-François de Bausset de Roquefort, Bishop of Fréjus, circa 1770.
Gift of Philip Suval, New York, 1950s.
Acquired by Annie Laurie Crawford, later Aitken (1900-1984) from the above.

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Lot Essay

Emmanuel-François de Bausset de Roquefort (1731-1802) was ordained in 1754 and by 1766, he was appointed as Bishop, whereupon he built a grand seminary in Provence. See A. Lebel, French and Swiss armorials on Chinese export porcelain of the 18^th century, 2009, p. 321 for a further discussion and an illustration of a soup tureen from this service.

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