CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, MARQUE A QUATRE CARACTERES ET EPOQUE QIANLONG (1736-1795)

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TABATIERE IMPERIALE EN EMAUX DE CANTON
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, MARQUE A QUATRE CARACTERES ET EPOQUE QIANLONG (1736-1795)
De forme ovoïde aplatie, les deux faces ornées d'un cartouche à décor de femmes, celles-ci vêtues à l'occidentale et figurées assises près de rochers, devant un lac bordé de bâtiments de type européen, les côtés et le col agrémentés de rinceaux et pivoines sur fond jaune, marque à quatre caractères à la base, le bouchon en verre
Hauteur: 4,7 cm. (1 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Marco Polo, Le Village Suisse, 1982

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Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country. No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT payable at 19.6% (5.5% for books) will be added to the buyer’s premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Further details

AN IMPERIAL EUROPEAN-SUBJECT CANTON ENAMEL SNUFF BOTTLE
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

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Lot Essay

See Robert Hall, op.cit, p. 135, where the author discusses the dual development of enamel painting under European supervision, in Beijing and Guangzhou (Canton) during the eighteenth century.

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