CHINA, IMPERIAL WORKSHOPS OF BEIJING - YONGZHENG... - Lot 149 - Baron Ribeyre & Associés

CHINA, IMPERIAL WORKSHOPS OF BEIJING - YONGZHENG period (1723 - 1735) Covered sorbet and saucer in gold (750 thousandths) decorated with famille rose polychrome painted enamels of passion fruit and hibiscus flower scrolls on a yellow ground, friezes of leaves and ruyi heads, the interior enameled turquoise. The lid features the same motif and is topped with a coral pearl (reported). The saucer is decorated with concentric friezes alternating scrolls of passion fruit flowers and hibiscus on a blue background, and friezes of leaves, ruyi heads and lotus scrolls on a yellow background. On the reverse, the four-character Yongzheng mark in kaishu painted in blue on a white background. (Extensive damage and restoration). Diam. saucer 10.9 cm Diam. sorbet 4.3 cm H. sorbet 3.4 cm H. total with lid 4.4 cm Gross weight: 210 g A similar example from the Qianlong period in Qing Court Collection, Beijing, Metal-bodied Enamel Ware, The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, vol. 43, Hong Kong, 2002, p.214, n°204 and another from the Yongzheng period, p.197 n°188 10 000 € DEPOSIT WILL BE REQUIRED / CAUTION SERA DEMANDÉE