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A LARGE FAMILLE ROSE ‘PETER THE GREAT’
PLATE
18th century
Finely enamelled with a depiction of the Russian
Tsar, Peter the Great, wearing a crown and red
cloak, directing an attendant with barrels at a
riverside landscape with European buildings beneath
grey swirling clouds, all within a gilt foliate and
bianco-sopra-bianco border, box.
39cm (15 1/4in) diam. (2).
£5,000 - 8,000
CNY44,000 - 70,000
十八世紀 粉彩彼得大帝圖盤

The crowned figure in this scene has traditionally
been identified as Peter the Great, Emperor of
Russia, who arrived in Amsterdam in 1697 and
worked incognito at the small Dutch port of
Zaandam.

Compare with a similar famille rose ‘Peter the Great’
plate, 18th century, which was sold at Christie’s
New York, 21 January 2016, lot 182.

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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE ‘LADIES’ PLATES
Qianlong
Each finely enamelled with a scene of two elegant
ladies, one seated by a table gazing into a mirror,
the other lady standing holding a spittoon, a
parrot perched on a stand, all within a shaped
panel surrounded by further reserved panels with
floral sprays.
Each 22.5cm (8 7/8in) diam. (2).
£1,500 - 2,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000

清乾隆 粉彩仕女圖盤一對

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For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue. FINE CHINESE ART | 69