A pair of imitation cinnabar lacquer vases, Qing dynasty, 18th / 19th century
Session begins in
June 11, 08:30 AM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
wood stands (4)
Heights 53.5 cm, 21 in.
French Private Collection, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, since 1960.
The advancements of porcelain production during the eighteenth and nineteenth century, particularly during the Qianlong reign (1736–1795), led to a passion for trompe l’oiel designs, in which porcelain would be pushed to its limits, imitating wares of other media, from cinnabar lacquer to wood, stone and bronze. Compare, for example, a pair of covered jars of Shendetang mark in imitation of carved lacquer sold in our Hong Kong rooms from the collection of J.T. Tai & Co., 7th October 2010, lot 2127; and a bowl of closely related diaper ground and gilt shou roundels, sold from the collection of Ko Fook Chuen, Bonhams Hong Kong, 24th May - 7th June 2024, lot 138.
