A FAMILLE VERTE TUREEN, COVER AND STAND
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A FAMILLE VERTE TUREEN, COVER AND STAND

YONGZHENG (1723-35)

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A FAMILLE VERTE TUREEN, COVER AND STAND
YONGZHENG (1723-35)
Modelled after a European faience original, the oval hexagonal tureen with lightly fluted sides and rim, surmounted on the top by a green-glazed serpent doubly-coiled to form the finial, the top, sides and stand brightly enamelled and gilt with bold clusters of hibiscus and peony amongst smaller flowers and foliage, all within a turquoise- green trellis band at the border with precious emblem cartouches and scattered floral roundels
the stand 15½ in. (39.5 cm.) wide
Provenance
Until recently, this tureen has been in a château in the Rouen area of France.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
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Lot Essay

This tureen closely copies faience tureens made at the Guillebaud factory at Rouen in circa 1728, when a set was presented to the Duc de Montmorancy-Luxembourg by the city to celebrate his appointment to Governor of Normandy. A Rouen tureen, cover and stand, bearing the arms of Lambert, seigneur de Lambermont et du Buisson, is illustrated in the Répertoire de la Faience Française, Paris, 1933, vol. 4, pl. 134B. Another Rouen example is in the Musée des Beaux Arts at Rouen (see W. B. Honey, European Ceramic Art, London, 1952, pl. 88A for the stand). Although the finial is frequently referred to as a snake or serpent, it has been suggested that it actually represents an eel, which would be appropriate for French faience due to its popularity as a French gastronomic delicacy.

A Chinese tureen and stand of this form is in the Abbey Berne in Heeswijk, North Brabant and is illustrated by D. F. Lunsingh Scheurleer, Chinese Export Porcelain - Chine de Commande, London, 1974, colour plate C, p. 206; another was exhibited at the China Institute in America, China Trade Porcelain, 1973-4, cover and pl. 23; and a further example from the Mottahedeh Collection, without a stand, is illustrated by Howard and Ayers, China for the West, London and New York, 1978, vol.II, no. 570. An almost identical but slightly larger tureen, cover and stand was sold in these Rooms, 15 May 1995, lot 63.

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