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8072 PROPERTY FROM AN ARIZONA COLLECTION
8073 8072
60 | BONHAMS A CANTON ENAMEL METAL BOWL, COVER AND SAUCER
WITH EUROPEAN SUBJECT MATTER
18th century
Simple in form but intricately painted with herdsmen tending sheep
and cows in landscapes enclosed within rococo scroll-work frames
and a dense ground of flowers, fruit and leafy branches across the
domed cover, the bowl painted en suite with three mythological scenes
and the floor of the saucer illustrating the biblical narrative of Moses
carrying the tablets of the Ten Commandments and his brother Aaron
in the foreground while the Israelites in the background worship the
Golden Calf; the other exterior and interior surfaces finished in white
enamel and the exposed metal edges showing remains of gilt.
5in (12.7cm) diameter of the bowl
5 5/8n (14.2cm) diameter of the saucer
US$5,000 - 7,000
Purchased
Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, by repute
