拍品 320
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A RARE CHINESE EXPORT GROUP OF A EUROPEAN COUPLE, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1790 |

估價
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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描述

  • height 9 7/8 in.; 25.1 cm
the lady wearing a flowered pink skirt with a lime-green blouse, her head covered with an iron-red veil decorated with flowers, her right hand holding a handkerchief, and her left hand outstretched holding the hand of her companion, the man modeled with a flowing blue robe painted with floral motifs and wearing a black circular hat, both figures standing on a rectangular pierced base

來源

Espirito Santo Collection, Lisbon

出版

Michel Beurdeley, Porcelain of the East India Companies, London, 1962, col. pl. V.

Condition

There are restored breaks to the man's hat and to the front of the base (including to both lower corners, to the proper right upper corner, and to the waisted midsection). There are losses to the front hem of the man's coat and to the lady's belt (both as illustrated). The front side of the man's garments have been lightly over-sprayed, possibly to conceal firing imperfections such as the turquoise enamel which has bubbled during firing.
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.
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拍品資料及來源

The source print for the present example has yet to be found. However, as noted in William R. Sargent, The Copeland Collection: Chinese and Japanese Figures, Salem, MA, 1991, fig. 105a, the original imagery was seen on Kangxi period Chinese Imari plates. These figures were often referred to as 'Dutchman and wife', however, Sargent believes these are 'representations of a general impression of a European couple rather than specific individuals'. Additionally, figures of Europeans of this model appear to exist in two variations. The earlier of the two and attributed to between 1760-90, are smaller in size. The present examples appear to be from the later group, often decorated with varying colored garments. Examples of both groups are illustrated ibid., cat. nos. 105 (earlier) and 106 (same molding as the present examples), as well as David Howard and John Ayers, China for the West, Vol. II, London, 1978, cat. no. 647 and 648. Compare other virtually identical examples previously in the Garbisch Collection at Pokety Farms in Cambridge Maryland, and sold in these rooms, May 22, 1980, lot 268; another sold at Christie's London, July 10, 1985, lot 485.