A FAMILLE ROSE SEMI-EGGSHELL BEAKER AND SAUCER

YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-35)

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A FAMILLE ROSE SEMI-EGGSHELL BEAKER AND SAUCER
YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-35)
The saucer moulded as a flower head and delicately enamelled with a shepherd seated beside rockwork tending three sheep, the deep beaker similarly enamelled and lightly moulded
The saucer 5 3/8 in. (13.5 cm.) diameter (2)

Provenance

With S. Marchant & Son.

Exhibited

Dorchester Hotel, London, 28 May - 18 June 1931, no. 384.

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Lot Essay

The exhibition held at the Dorchester Hotel in 1931 coincided with the arrival of Sir Percival David, the reknowned collector of Chinese art who lived at the Dorchester Hotel with his collection when it opened in April 1931 until it was evacuated to the countryside during World War II.

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