A RARE CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN FAMILLE-ROSE ‘TREE SHREW’ SAUCE TUREEN AND COVER CIRCA 1760

the tree shrew affixed to a leaf-shaped stand applied with its young to one side and surrounded by molded fruiting sprigs and painted peony sprays, all within a cell border, the cover similarly decorated with a seated tree shrew finial. 2 pieces.

Christie's London, October 18, 1976, lot 110
Elinor Gordon, Villanova, PA, 1987

Please note that this tureen is illustrated in Elinor Gordon, Collecting Chinese Export Porcelain, p. 98, plate 85. Both sauce tureen and cover have expected minor wear to the gilding and enamels. Both ears to the large tree shrew have been restored. There is a small chip to the applied tendril. Otherwise, the sauce tureen and the cover are in good condition.
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For similar examples, see Michael Cohen and William Motley, Mandarin and Menagerie Chinese and Japanese Export Ceramic Figures, Volume I: The James E. Sowell Collection, p. 148, no. 9.4 and William R. Sargent, The Copeland Collection - Chinese and Japanese Ceramic Figures, The Peabody Museum of Salem, p. 180, no. 85.