YONGZHENG/EARLY QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1730-1740

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AN UNUSUAL CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PART DINNER-SERVICE
YONGZHENG/EARLY QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1730-1740
Each piece enamelled and gilt with immortals and auspicious symbols, comprising:
a pair of oval gourd-shaped soup-tureens, covers and stands; a large basin; six serving dishes, in sizes; four sauce-boats; four salts; thirty-one plates; twenty-two soup-plates;
together with three famille rose tripod salts, circa 1740-1750

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Lot Essay

The Chinese subject-matter, seen here, is rarely found on dinner services made for export to the West after the end of the Yongzheng period (1723-1735) and the gourd-form was seldom used for tureens, making this a highly-unusual and early part-dinner service. The Immortal depicted on this scene is probably Lan Caihe, one of the eight Daoist Immortals, who is often seen carrying a basket of flowers. The design is abundant with longevity symbols including the deer, pine tree, crane, and lingzhi fungus.

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