TWO RARE CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE-ROSE TRIPLE SHELL SWEETMEAT DISHES (2)
Circa 1765
After Bow porcelain originals, each modelled with a central dolphin handle above three scallop shells painted with flower bouquets beneath a spearhead border, 19cm wide by 12.5cm high.
Footnote: two similar sweetmeat dishes are illustrated by D.Howard, The Choice of the Private Trader, p.131, no. 135.Provenance: Property of a deceased collector and thence by descent
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£800 - £1,200
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Hammer price:
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£700 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
One dish with chips to the end of the dolphin's tail. There are two fine haircracks to the rim of one of the scallop shells, the longest approx. 4cm length. Minor wear
The other dish with extensive restoration, including to the dolphin's tail, the platform on which it stands and to each of the shells. Minor chip to the small fin on the tail of the dolphin
