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A pair of bottle-shaped porcelain vases with polychrome ‘Fam…
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69
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A pair of bottle-shaped porcelain vases with polychrome ‘Fam…
See original version (French)
Estimate €2,000 - €3,000
Voluntary lot
Description
A pair of bottle-shaped porcelain vases with polychrome ‘Famille Rose’ decoration and coats of arms, China, East India Company, Yongzheng period (1723–1735)
A pair of bottle-shaped vases with a globular body and a long, slightly flared cylindrical neck, made of white porcelain finely painted with ‘Famille Rose’ enamels. The body is adorned with a rich decoration of blooming peonies, chrysanthemums, plum blossoms, small wildflowers and flower buds linked by leafy scrollwork, executed in a delicate palette of pink, blue, green, yellow and brown. At the base of the short neck runs a broad frieze of pink geometric latticework, enhanced by floral medallions alternating between peonies and foliage, whilst the neck itself is adorned with a scattering of flowers in bouquets distributed along its entire height. The rim is highlighted by several concentric friezes in gold and iron-red, composed of stylised pointed motifs, rosettes and ovals, characteristic of export porcelain from the Yongzheng period. On one side of each vase is a large polychrome painted coat of arms, highlighted with gold, surrounded by a broad mantling of rocaille acanthus. The arms: “Gules, a saltire Or flanked by four towers Argent; over all, azure with a silver anchor”, surmounted by a helmet topped with a crest: “a griffin’s head and neck in gold, set between a flight of gold and gules”. This heraldic ensemble is attributed to the Neufville family, the German or Dutch branch of the Neufville family of Artois, and bears witness to a specific commission intended for the European market.
Height: 27 cm
Pierced, Christie’s labels.
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