CHINA - Lot 63

CHINA Porcelain oval covered tureen and its oval tray with polychrome decoration in famille rose enamels of birds in a landscape against a castle background, the rims decorated with garlands of flowers, the lid in the form of a crown, the side handles in the form of a woman's face. 18th century, Qianlong period (1735-1796), circa 1750-1760. Bibliography For a dish with the same decoration; see Chinese Export Porcelain from the Reeves Collection at the Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, USA 1973, p. 13, fig. 14, no. 36 and for a similar terrine and the original Meissen porcelain model see R. Blatter, Ariana Museum Geneva, 1995 Zurich, p. 53. This lot is 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.