Jewellery and Oriental Works of Art

Online-Only Auction, 23 - 28 November 2022

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Oriental Works of Art
  • A pair of Chinese Export 'pseudo' tobacco pattern plates, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736-1795


Lot Estimate
ZAR 3 000 - 5 000

About this Item

A pair of Chinese Export 'pseudo' tobacco pattern plates, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736-1795
each profusely enamelled with sprays of flowerheads and medallions, enamelled in shades of pink, lime green and iron-red, gilt highlights, wavy rim, damaged, 22,5cm diameter; a Chinese famille-rose dish, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736-1795, enamelled with three sprays of summer blooms enclosed by an iron-red and gilt spearhead border, 22cm diameter; a Chinese famille-rose plate, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736-1795, enamelled to the centre with a spray of three peonies tied with a blue and pink ribbon, the cavetto with four medallions enclosed by a cell-diaper border, the rim with further sprays of peonies, sienna-glazed rim, firing crack, 23cm diameter; a Chinese iron-red and gilt plate, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736-1795, the centre decorated with a pair of pheasants before a flowering magnolia tree, with a balustrade below and a panel of a riverscape, sienna-glazed rim, rim chips, 22cm diameter; and a Chinese blue and white plate, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736-1795, the centre with a rocky outcrop issuing a spray of chrysanthemums and peonies highlighted in pink and burnt orange before an openwork balustrade, the cavetto with zig-zag border, enclosed by a foliate band, sienna-glazed rim, restoration, 23cm diameter
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Provenance

The Property of an Oriental Collector.



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