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A Large Chinese Export Grisaille-Decorated ‘Marriage' Plate, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period, circa 1740

清乾隆 約1740年 墨彩描金紋章西洋人物故事圖大盤

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April 21, 06:04 PM GMT

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5,000 - 7,000 USD

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A Large Chinese Export Grisaille-Decorated ‘Marriage' Plate

Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period, circa 1740

清乾隆 約1740年 墨彩描金紋章西洋人物故事圖大盤


for the Dutch market, finely decorated in the center with a marriage scene in the center of an architectural archway inscribed SEMPER AMOR PRO TE FIRMISSIMUS ATQUE FIDELIS, flanked by two columns on each side supporting shields painted with the arms of Geelvinck and Graaftland


16½ in. (41.9 cm.) diameter

Christie's, London, June 17, 2003, lot 155
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York (acquired from the above)
Wolf Family Collection No. 1201 (acquired from the above on June 17, 2003)