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A grisaille 'European Subject' tea pot with cover and stand, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).
Estimate
10 000 - 12 000 SEK
894 - 1 070 EUR
916 - 1 100 USD
Hammer price
16 000 SEK
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A grisaille 'European Subject' tea pot with cover and stand, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).
Decorated with a lady and a gentleman, he carrying his net over his shoulder and offering her a large fish, she is seated with her rod and line below a three beside a platter with fish. Length 19,5 cm.
Wear.
Provenance
Toftager Collection, no 144
Literature
Llodyd Hyde; Espirito Santo Silva and Malta, Chinese Porcelain for the Europan Market, Lisbon, 1956, p 50, and pl 51.
Hervouet et Bruneau, La Porcelain de Compagnies des Indes, Paris, 1986. P. 65, fig 3.6.
More information
The scene is taken from an engraving inspired by a painting entitled Agua by Jacopo Amigoni from his series of the Four Elements.