Lot 257
EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE 'LE PÊCHEUR' PLATE
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1740-1745
Auction: 17 May 2024 from 10:00 BST
Description
清乾隆 約1740-1745 外銷粉彩西洋人物垂釣圖盤
painted with a Dutch fisherman standing on a riverbank before traps under a tree trunk, the grisaille and gilt enriched rim with four reserve panels of mountain and lake scenes on a diaper ground, with a display wooden stand
Dimensions
26.4cm diameter
Provenance
From Penicuik House, Midlothian, Scotland.
Penicuik Estate, situated to the southwest of Edinburgh at the foot of the Pentlands, has been owned by the Clerk family since the middle of the 17th century. Sits at the heart of this designed landscape is Penicuik House, the finest and most influential example of Palladian architecture in Scotland. The 18th-century Palladian mansion was built by Sir James Clerk, 3rd Baronet, in 1761.
It was devastated by fire in 1899. During the fire, a great deal of effort was channelled into salvaging the furnishings. The once magnificent building has stood as a roofless shell for over 100 years. The stables and coach house of the original Penicuik House, converted after the fire into the ‘new’ Penicuik House where the Clerk family reside to this day.
A significant selection of property from Penicuik House was sold in this saleroom, 27 March 2024, lot 1-69; A smaller selection of Asian Art from Penicuik House was also sold in this saleroom, 13 March 2024, lot 189-198.
Footnote
The scene is after a drawing Le Pêcheur by Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1566-1651). A highly comparable plate was sold at Christie's New York, 24 Oct 2022, lot 968; The scene is also found in en grisaille and gilt, one was sold at Christie's New York, 26 Jan 2015, lot 114.