Chinese Porcelain Saucer Mandarin Famille Rose Gilt Qing Export Qianlong 18th C

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Inventory Code: INV5261

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Chinese Porcelain Saucer Mandarin Famille Rose Gilt Qing Export Qianlong 18th C

ITEM DETAILS

Inventory Code: INV5261

Object: Saucer

Material: Porcelain

Origin: China

Period: Qing Dynasty, Qianlong

Date: 18th century

Decoration: Mandarin famille rose figural scene with pavilion, garden landscape, puce diaper border and gilt details

Mark: Unmarked

MEASUREMENTS

Diameter: 4.92 in / 12.5 cm

Height: 1.10 in / 2.8 cm

CONDITION

FAIR/RESTORED (2/5) – Restored and glued cracks with visible restoration to the reverse, together with age-related wear to the enamel and gilt decoration. Please review the photos carefully for more details.

DESCRIPTION

An 18th century Chinese export porcelain saucer dating to the Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period. The interior is decorated in the Mandarin famille rose palette with figures and a child in a garden and pavilion setting. The scene is framed by a decorative puce diaper border incorporating floral reserves, iron red ornament and gilt details. The shaped rim and colorful narrative decoration are characteristic of Chinese export porcelain made for the European market during the period.

COLLECTOR’S NOTE

Mandarin palette porcelain was a distinctive category of Chinese export ware during the later 18th century. Elaborate figural scenes depicting gardens, pavilions and domestic life were especially popular decorative subjects on export porcelain of the Qianlong period.

NOTES

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