Lot 114
An 18th century Chinese famille rose export circular plate
Auction: 21 July 2004 at 11:30 BST
£1,528
Description
the well painted with two figures after a French engraving, the border with peony and summer flower sprays
23cm diameter
Footnote
For a similar example see Hervouet(s) & Bruneau, La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes, A Decor Occidental, 1986, p303, plate 13.45
The scene is after an engraving by S Le Clerc, from 'Les Metamorphoses d'Ovide en Rondeaux', published 1676.