CHINA - Lot 54

CHINA Porcelain two-figure group depicting a man carrying a young woman on his piggyback, decorated in in Famille Rose enamels. 18th century, Qianlong period (1735-1796), circa 1770. H. 21 cm. The woman's neck and feet restored. Provenance : The Leo and Doris Hodroff Collection, USA. Bibliography: Later Chinese Porcelain, S. Jenyns, plate CIII for a similar group decorated in opaque enamels; La Ceramique Chinoise sous les Ts'ing, J.P. van Goidsenhoven, Bruxelles 1936, plate 92,n° 212 for a similar group decorated in opaque enamels but with different base; Från Kina till Europa, J. Wirgin, 1998Stockholm, p. 201, n° 218 for a similar figure in opaque enamels. This lot is the subject of a temporary import. The buyer must pay import duties of 5.5% (6.6% incl. VAT) of the hammer price, in addition to the usual fees. These additional costs may be refunded to the buyer on presentation of customs documents for export outside the European Union.