A 'CRUCIFIXION' TEAPOT STAND

CIRCA 1745

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A 'CRUCIFIXION' TEAPOT STAND
CIRCA 1745
The lobed hexafoil stand decorated en grisaille and enriched in gilt with a Biblical scene of Christ on the cross between two theives, his supporters mourning below and in the foreground Roman soliders gambling
5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) diameter

Lot Essay

Three scenes from the life of Christ are found on Chinese export: the Nativity, the Crucifixion and the Resurrection; in grisaille and, very rarely, in famille rose. Plates are seen most often, but a few tea services must also have been made. For other examples of the subject, see Hervouët and Bruneau, op. cit., p. 266.

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