A FAMILLE ROSE BOUGHPOT
CIRCA 1770
Of bombé commode form, the iron-red 'drawers' with gilt scroll handles, the two sides painted with a cartouche of a beauty, the top pierced with five holes
9 in. (22.8 cm.) wide overall
Exhibited
Minneapolis Institute of the Arts, 1997
Lot Essay
This form is based on European faience examples. For similar export examples see Howard and Ayers, op. cit., p. 572, pl. 594; and Beurdeley, Chinese Trade Porcelain, Tokyo, 1962, p. 173, cat. 107.
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The Hodroff Collection, Part II Chinese Export Porcelain From The Collection Of Leo & Doris Hodroff