CHINA - Lot 85

CHINA Pair of urn-shaped covered vases based on the Marieberg earthenware model in Sweden, with polychrome decoration in famille rose enamels of bouquets of flowers in medallions, garlands of foliage in relief, the gold-ground handles in the form of acanthus leaves, the square base with brown ground. 18th century, Qianlong period (1735-1796). H. 36 cm. Restored chips on one lid, a small crack on each neck, some gold wear. Provenance: Mallett of Bourdon House, London, UK. Bibliography: A vase of the same model is reproduced in Exposição de porcelana da Companhia das Indias, Museu da Quinta das Cruzes, Funchal, Madeira, September-October 1960, no. 204; see also, Chinese Export Art at Historic Deerfield, A.E. Lange, Deerfield MA 2005, pp. 230-231, no. 91; Nellie Ionides Collection, Sotheby's June 2, 1963, no. 130. This lot is subject to temporary importation. The buyer must pay import charges 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.