Lot 114
A Chinese Export European Subject Saucer, Yongzheng Period, Circa 1735
Lot 114 Details
A Chinese Export European Subject Saucer, Yongzheng Period, Circa 1735
清雍正 中國外銷歐洲人物瓷盤
Highly detailed with three European gentlemen underneath trees, one riding an elephant followed by the other two carrying Chinese vases, within a gilt floral border
diameter 4.6" — 11.8 cm.
Estimate $500-$800
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Provenance:
Important Private Canadian Collection of Armorial Porcelain (lots 104-117)
Literature:
A cup and saucer with identical subjects is illustrated by the Winterthur Museum publication A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain, page 69, plate 5, acc. no. 56.46.80
Note:
A coffee cup and saucer with identical subjects from the Mottahedeh Collection were sold at Sotheby’s New York, October 19, 2000, lot 189