CHINA - Lot 82

CHINA Pair of large seated greyhounds in porcelain, the coat in iron red, the gold-ground bell held by a green-ground collar. 18th century, Qianlong period (1735-1796). Restoration to ears and muzzle. H. 26 cm. 727. A fine and large pair of Chinese export hounds seated on their hind legs decorated in iron-red, the collar and tassels in green opaque enamels from the famille rose (fencai) palette, c.1760, Qianlong reign, Qing dynasty, h. 26 cm, 10¼ in. 7-15338 (ears and nose restored)(4733). Bibliography: Comparable models reproduced in Chinese Porcelain, A. du Boulay, Hong Kong 1963, p. 74, no. 102; Christie's Pictorial History of Chinese Ceramics, A. du Boulay, p. 295 and p. 297; Qing Porcelain: Famille Verte, Famille Rose, M. Beurdeley and G. Raindre, London 1987, p. 84, no. 119; A Connoisseur's Guide to Chinese Ceramics, C. and M. Beurdeley, London 1984, p. 257,no. 139 and p. 273, no. 150; Porcelaine de la Compagnie des Indes, M. Beurdeley, Fribourg 1974, p.. 114, fig. 81 and p. 199, no. 196; The Copeland Collection, Chinese and Japanese Ceramic Figures, W.R. Sargent, Salem,MA 1991, pp. 189/190 / 191, no. 92; Chinese Ceramics in the Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, C.J.A. Jörg, London1997, p. 198, no. 223; A Tale of Three Cities, D.S. Howard, no. 177, p. 139; Chinese Export Porcelains from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Harold L. Tonkin, O.K. Preisner, Pennsylvania State University 1980, p. 27, no. 48; The Chinese Pavillon at Drottningholm, 1972 Malmö, p. 129; Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen, J. Ayers,2016 London, vol. 1, p. 320. 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.