Chinese Export Porcelain Allegorical Plate
(mid 18th Century)
Dimensions
diameter: 9 inches
Estimate:
$1,000 -
$1,500
Price Realized:
$3,250
Includes buyer's premium
About this Lot
Description
Chinese porcelain famille rose dish emblematic of 'Fire', depicting Vulcan near his forge with Jupiter and his eagle approaching, and Venus in the sky above, all surrounded by a gilt foliate border and based on a print by Antoine Herisset after the painting by Francesco Albani
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Provenance
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from The Collection of Seymour Stein
with a Christie's, London, Newham Hall sale, 11 July 1994, lot 628 label on the underside
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Condition
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slight wear to glaze, otherwise good condition, surface crack on base of plate top and bottom