Antique Chinese & Japanese PorcelainEuropean Ceramics & Works of Art
Chinese famille rose oval stand with pierced border from the Rockefeller service, Jiaqing (1796-1820), in the 'Mandarin style' palette, decorated in the centre with a lady seated in a chair asleep, on one side of her stands a lady and on the other a table on which stands a jardiniere, in the background a moon window looking out onto a terrace and the landscape beyond, diameter: 10 in. 25.5cm.Condition: two small hairline to rim not extending further than the pierced border. Pieces from a similar service are illustrated in Howard & Ayres, China for the West (fig 187), and also by Lloyd Hyde (fig 16, pl IX) SOLD
Guest & Gray 58 Davies StreetLondonW1K 5LP
