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A grisaille 'European subject' plate, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).
Estimate
6 000 - 8 000 SEK
553 - 737 EUR
632 - 842 USD
Hammer price
6 500 SEK
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A grisaille 'European subject' plate, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).
Finely enamelled to the interior with two gentlemen on a river bank, one looking through a telescope at boats and a walled building across the river whilst discussing the results of his investigations with his companion. Diameter 23.5 cm.
Wear. Chips to rim.
Provenance
The Toftager Collection, lot no 107.
Exhibitions
Compare with a plate like this sold at Bonhams, Export and Decorative Art of the China Trade, 9 Mar 2004, London, New Bond Street. Lot no 8.
Compare with a pair sold in these rooms, lot
no 1072, Important Winter Sale 653. Also with a similar hunting scene.
Literature
For a grisaille plate of identical design, see F.Hervouet and Y.Bruneau, La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes, p.100.