A Pair of Chinese Export Armorial Wine Coolers, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Period, circa 1725
清雍正 約1730年 粉彩紋章圖酒桶一對
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April 21, 06:04 PM GMT
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A Pair of Chinese Export Armorial Wine Coolers
Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Period, circa 1725
清雍正 約1730年 粉彩紋章圖酒桶一對
for the French Market, decorated with the arms of Danycan (Danican) de L'Espine of Saint-Malo
9½ in. (24 cm.) wide across handles
Heirloom & Howard, London
Wolf Family Collection No. 0186 (acquired from the above on January 24, 1977)
Wolf Family Collection No. 0186 (acquired from the above on January 24, 1977)
For the arms, see Antoine Lebel, Armoiries françaises et suisses sur la porcelaine de Chine au XVIIIe siècle, Brussels, 2009, p. 192. The coronet above the arms represents the rank of Count (Comte).