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A grisaille 'European subject' plate, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).

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6 000 - 8 000 SEK
577 - 770 EUR
664 - 886 USD
Hammer price
6 500 SEK
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For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
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.