Chinese 'double-peacock' plate, Qianlong (1736-95)
Chinese 'double-peacock' plate, Qianlong (1736-95)
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Description
Chinese 'double-peacock' plate, Qianlong (1736-95), decorated in the centre with a peacock and peahen perched upon rockwork in a garden with flowering peony and other flowers, within a spear-head border to the cavetto, the wide rim with four floral garlands and a narrow band with four scrolling cartouches against an iron-red lattice ground.
Condition: Some rubbing to enamels
Notes:
King Joao VI of Portugal is known to have owned a service in this pattern. When Napoleon invaded Portugal in 1807, King Joao (who was Prince Regent at this time) fled to Brazil, taking his six services of Chinese porcelain with him, including one of this same design. The pattern is known as 'Serviço dos Pavões' in Brazil, and there are several examples in the collections of Brazilian museums today.
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| Material and Technique | Porcelain with overglaze polychrome enamel and gilt decoration |
| Origin | Chinese |
| Period | 18th Century |
| Diameter | 23.2cm. (9 1/4 in.) |
Product REF: U895
