CHINA - Lot 83

CHINA Pair of Louis XV-form porcelain chests of drawers with four simulated drawers in front, decorated in polychrome Famille Rose enamels with flowering stems and relief decoration of flowers and rocaille scrolls. 18th century, Qianlong period (1735-1796), circa 1770. 20 x 13 x 11.5 cm. Small chips to the flowers in relief. Bibliography A comparable pair appeared in the sale The Jay Dorf Collection of Chinese Export porcelain, Christie's, October 17, 1966, lot 142, Christie's Pictorial History of Chinese Ceramics, A. du Boulay, p. 282, Porcelaine de la Compagnie des Indes, M. Beurdeley, Fribourg 1974, p. 177, n° 108 The Copeland Collection, Chinese and Japanese Ceramic Figures, W.R. Sargent, Salem, MA 1991, pp. 226/227, cat 110 Exposição de porcelana da Companhia das Indias, Museuda Quinta das Cruzes, Funchal, Madeira, 1960, n° 65. 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.