| Finely painted in famille rose enamels and depicting a garden scene with a nobleman seated at a table filled with precious objects, his lady in waiting behind him and his attendant with a banner opposite, a gnarled pine tree overhanging the group with flowering plants and bushes behind and in front of a meandering red fence, the grasses in front leading to a rock garden, the sky depicted in a brown glaze, the plaque seated in a 19th C wooden frame. 18/19th C. 19 1/2 in x 13 1/2 in.
Condition: Perfect. No cracks, breaks, hairlines or other damages.
Provenance: Westport, Connecticut collection.
Porcelain plaques of this quality are now rare to the US market. For an example of the brown glaze used on this plaque see a molded turquoise and brown glazed famille rose and grisaille Qianlong mark and period vase, Christie's New York, September 16, 2010, Lot 1489. |
