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Lot 352
A PAIR OF VERY LARGE AND VERY RARE PORCELAIN CHARGER
Estimated Value:
30.000 € - 50.000 €
Schätzpreis:
30.000 €
Description:
China, Kangxi periodD. 48,5 - 49 cm
Fine decoration of a novel scene of ladies and riders in a mountain landscape in the mirror, the flag with further figural scenes and chrysanthemum blossoms in excellent painting in iron-red, gold, few green and black.
From an important Bavarian private collection, according to tradition acquired by a member of the Bavarian royal family.
In the early 18th century, these 'Melk and Blood' porcelains, called in Holland, were imported in smaller quantities from East Asia than blue and white or Famille Verte wares. Imports from China were made by Dutch merchants over a short period from 1700 to 1730. Since the order records of individual merchants and private firms in the Netherlands were never archived as systematically as was customary for the transactions of the VOC's state-controlled chambers, the identities of Milk and Blood's customers remain largely unknown. However, from the historical records of the Electoral Saxon Court in Dresden, a number of Amsterdam dealers in this type of porcelain are known. For example, the dealer Abraham van Theenen and the trading house Godefroy & Dulong are documented as suppliers, and the inventories of 1721-1725 state that Count Lagnasco (1659-1735), one of King Augustus the Strong's purchasers, acquired one of the most beautiful red and gold pieces in the Dresden collection on his shopping tour in Amsterdam in 1716. A large stock of porcelains in this relatively rare red and gold decorative style has been preserved in the Dresden collection. In addition to bowls, there are also large vases and lidded bowls whose beauty lies in the simplicity of the form and the precious elegance of the decoration. Compare a bowl of this type from the collection of Augustus the Strong, published by Eva Ströber 'La maladie de porcelaine...'Leipzig 2001, no. 34 - One plate with a small inserted break on the stand ring, otherwise beautifully preserved
