Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, New York, 11 september 2012
23 janvier 2020
A pair of famille-rose 'erotic' saucers, Tongzhi marks and period (1862-1874)
Lot 71. A pair of famille-rose 'erotic' saucers, Tongzhi marks and period (1862-1874). Diameter of the pair 5 7/8 in., 14.9 cm. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 USD. Lot sold 18,750 USD. Photo Sotheby's
each painted in the center with mirror image scenes of a couple on a day bed, the underside of the rims painted with flower sprays on a yellow enameled ground, six-character mark in underglaze blue; together with a famille-rose saucer painted with a similarly erotic scene within a pink enamel key-fret border, 19th century (3)
Property from the Estate of William and Jennifer Shaw
Provenance: Pair of saucers:
Sotheby's New York, 3rd June, 1987, lot 275.
Christie's New York, 21st September, 2000, lot 406.
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