A very fine famille rose coffee pot with a European subject. Qianlong
After a silver-shape, and decorated in the famille rose palette with sprays of flowers and a central medallion on each side depicting a scene of gallantry with a courtship between two lovers. A young man is wooing a lady on a window sill. She has a basket of red berries on her knees, with a parrot perched on her hand. An evil-looking old woman is spying on them hidden behind the window.
- Country:
- China
- Period :
- Qianlong period (1736-1795), ca. 1750
- Material:
- Porcelain
- Dimension:
- 9.44 in. (24 cm)
- Reference :
- D791
- Status:
- sold
Related works
An oval dish with this decoration is illustrated by Hervouet & Bruneau in La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes à Décor Occidental, 1986, no. 7.46.
Notice
The engraving of this model remains unidentified.
Photography : Jérémie Beylard / Agence PHAR
