PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, PENNSYLVANIA
A RARE CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL BASIN FOR THE FRENCH MARKET, QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG PERIOD, CIRCA 1725 | 清雍正 約1725年 粉彩紋章圖八方盆
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January 26, 08:38 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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A RARE CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL BASIN FOR THE FRENCH MARKET
QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG PERIOD, CIRCA 1725
清雍正 約1725年 粉彩紋章圖八方盆
painted in the center with the accollée arms of Jubert de Bouville and Guyot de Saint-Armand de Chenizot, the well painted with a iron-red and gilt diaper band, the rim painted with a band of scrolling floral blooms
width 12⅝ in.; 32.1 cm
Collection of Benjamin F. Edwards III
Christie’s New York, January 22, 2002, lot 144
For the arms, see Antoine Lebel, Armoiries françaises et suisses sur la porcelaine de Chine au XVIIIe siècle, Brussels, 2009, p. 68. The coronet above the arms represents the rank of Marquis.