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A RARE PRONK-STYLE ‘PALMETTE-PATTERN’ TEABOWL AND The baroque decoration of symmetrical pseudo fleur-de-lis or seven-
SAUCER feather plume and the stylized lambrequin design at the border are also
Qianlong period, circa 1740 reminiscent of the output of the du Paquier factory in Vienna, whose
Boldly and unusually enameled in vivid opaque colors across the designs were also copied on Chinese export porcelains. Interestingly,
center of the saucer and exterior of the tea bowl with a single large the unusual color scheme of yellow and mauve was another feature of
purple classical acanthus-type leaf resembling a fleur-de-lys reserved 1730’s du Paquier production.
on the yellow ground, the saucer also with a band of spearhead-tipped
lappets descending from the thinly potted rim. For an almost identical example, see Cohen & Cohen, Baroque and
the saucer: 4in (10cm) diam Roll, Antwerp, 2015, pp. 116-117, no. 173.
$6,000 - 8,000 References: Le Corbeiller, 1974, no. 25, 59, ten pieces from this
service; Mottahedeh Collection, illustrated by Howard & Ayers, 1978,
乾隆時期 約1740年 粉彩普龍克風格《棕欖紋》茶杯及茶托 no. 296, p. 302, a tea bowl and saucer; Williamson, 1970, plate XVIII,
several pieces; Shimizu & Chabane, 2003, no. 159, p. 208, a milk
Although not directly attributable to Cornelis Pronk, elements of the jug and saucer; Jörg, 1989, p. 154, a teapot; The Peabody Essex
design are found in the ‘Arbour’ pattern which is firmly attributed to Museum, Sargent, 2012, p. 290, for a cup with distinctive shape and a
him on the basis of surviving drawings. The rim of the ‘Arbour’ pattern thorough compilation of other recorded examples.
has small palmettes on a ground similar to those on the present tea
bowl and saucer, and the design on the back of the rim of ‘Arbour’-
decorated pieces is similar to the outer border here.

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