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A grisaille and gold armorial plate for the Danish Royal Court, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).
Estimate
20 000 - 30 000 SEK
1 740 - 2 620 EUR
1 830 - 2 740 USD
Hammer price
16 000 SEK
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A grisaille and gold armorial plate for the Danish Royal Court, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).
Of octagonal shape, decorated in grisaille and gold with the equestrian sculpture of the Danish king Frederick V and with the text Juliane Marie around the rim as well as with their coat of arms. Diameter 25 cm.
Wear. Small chips to reverse of rim.
Provenance
From the dinner service presented to the dowager
Queen Juliane Marie of Denmark (widow of King Frederik V) in 1777 by the Dansk Asiatisk Kompagni (the Dainish East Indian Company).
Literature
Beurdeley Michel; "Porcelain de la Compagnie des Indes", page 204.
Tove Clemmensen & Mogens B. Mackeprang; "Kina og Danmark 1600-1950", Köpenhamn 1980, page 209-211, Fig. 133
More information
The drawing for the service was made 1774 by the theater painter Peter Cramer and was commissioned from the porcelain dealer Pingua in Canton.