paire de petits plats en porcelaine de la famille rose Chine, dynastie Qing, marque et époque Qianlong (1736-1795)

quadrilobés sur quatre pieds courts, très délicatement décorés en émaux fencai sur fond blanc de quatre lotus et rinceaux autour d'une svastika dans un médaillon doré, le cavetto et le pourtour à décor similaire de lotus feuillagés, la bordure dorée, la base émaillée blanche avec marque zhuanshu Qianlong en rouge de fer sur couverte 



 

A very tiny nibble to the rim ; the gilding is slightly worn but generally in good condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
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It is rare to find Qianlong mark and period trays of this type decorated in famille-rose enamels, although a similar example was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 20th March 1990, lot 803. See also a pair of Qianlong trays of the same quatrefoil form with the lotus scroll design painted on a lime-green ground sold in our London rooms, 20th June 2001, lot 35.

Related trays are also known from the Jiaqing period (1796-1820); see, for example, a pair of trays from the collection of Dr. Ip Yee included in the exhibition Ch'ing Polychrome Porcelain, Fung Ping Shan Museum, Hong Kong, 1977, cat. no. 101, and sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 24th May 1985, lot 412. Jiaqing trays of this shape can also be found with a green-ground border but the centre inscribed with a poem in praise of good tea and dated to the first year of Jiaqing's reign, corresponding to 1797, published in Soame Jenyns, Later Chinese Porcelain, London, 1951, pl. CXI.