CHINA - Lot 66

CHINA Pair of porcelain eye-baths on pedestal, with polychrome decoration in famille rose enamels of flowers and spearhead motifs in iron red and gold. 18th century, Qianlong period (1735-1796). H. Height : 5.5 cm Bibliography For a similar piece, see Yang-ts'ai: The Foreign Colors, Rose Porcelains of the Ch'ing Dynasty, H.A. Cros Forbes, 1982 Milton, MA, p. 41, no. 67; see also Collecting Chinese Export Porcelain, E. Gordon, 1978, p. 107, no. 96 and Chinese Export Art at Historic Deerfield, A.E. Lange, Deerfield MA 2005, p.178, no. 60. This lot is subject to temporary importation. 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.