"Rare Terrine d'Après Un Modèle En Faïence De Rouen - Chine XVIIIe Période Yongzheng"
A rare porcelain tureen with blue and white floral decoration with snake-shaped handle.China 18th
Yongzheng/Qianlong period (1730-1740)
The tureen is decorated with flowers, the rim of the lid and the body of the bowl are decorated with landscapes in four cartouches, on a patterned background. The inside of the lid is decorated with a flower.
This shape is based on a Rouen earthenware tureen.
Height: approx. 19.5cm
Length: 35.5cm
Width: 26cm
For an identical terrine, albeit with a variation in the decoration of the base, see :
- Christies, New York, 28 January 2013, lot 409 (Provenance: Mrs. Mildred R. Mottahedeh, New York)
- Four centuries of Blue and White, The Frelinghuysen Collection, Becky Macguire, p.120, Fig. 8 According to the author, this shaped piece could have been made as a stand-alone piece, not part of a service as such.
For an identical terrine, with its tray, see :
- Christies, 14 June 2006, Art of Asia, Lot 291 (in the same sale, one of the variations of this terrine, with Famille Verte enamels, sold as lot 226).
There are several Famille Verte variations, one of which is particularly close to the Rouen model, see (with tray for the first two):
- Musée de la Compagnie des Indes, (illustrated in Cargaisons de Chine, Louis Mézin, 2002, Fig. 7)
- Sothebys, George Fenimore Johnson Collection, 19 January 2008, lot 54 (A pair)
- China For the West, Howard and Hayers, 1978, p.552-553/p.570
For the other variation, in Famille Verte enamels, with its tray, see :
- Christies, London, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 11 May 2010, lot 284
- Sothebys, Paris, 17 December 2014, lot 177
The tureen is in very good condition, with nevertheless signs of wear, and some chips and scratches to the glaze.
More information and photos on request, many photos available.
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