Lot 218
FAMILLE ROSE 'MANDARIN DUCK' CHARGER
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 5 November 2021 at 10:00 GMT
£3,000
Description
清乾隆 粉彩荷塘鴛鴦紋盤
the central medallion delicately painted with a pair of Mandarin ducks swimming amongst lotus, enclosed with a band of eight Daoist immortals on the cavetto, each on their unique vahana sailing on ferocious swirling waves, the underside of the cavetto further decorated with four peony sprays in iron-red
Dimensions
31.5cm diameter
Provenance
Provenance: Private English collection, Hampshire; the collection has been in the family for over four generations, since the 1920s
Note: The base with remnant of a wax seal bearing 'DUVEEN LIVERPOOL', further with two old inscribed labels