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A Mythological subject charger, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).
Estimate
10 000 - 15 000 SEK
875 - 1 310 EUR
922 - 1 380 USD
Hammer price
16 000 SEK
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A Mythological subject charger, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).
The center painted in grisaille with a scene representing the Triumph of Galatea, the naked goddess reclining in a conveience drawn through the waves by dolphins, and attended by maidens and putti, her diaphanous drapery held aloft in her left hand. Diameter 32 cm.
Minor wear to rim.
Provenance
The collection of James Kieller.
Exhibitions
The Collection of James Kieller.
Literature
Hervouët amd Bruneau, La Porcelain des Compagnies des Indes a Decor Occidentel, no 13.12 (ca 1740).
More information
After an engraving by Bernard Picart after C. G. de Clingstet (1701).