A rare 'Glucklig Arivement' plate, Yongzheng period

Richly enamelled with three laden Dutch ships above an inscription translating to Happy Homecoming, the border with scrolling dragon medallions and peonies between trellis patterned bands - 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) diameter - Estimate: $3,000-5,000

Literature: D.S. Howard, The Choice of the Private Trader, p. 66, pl. 43

Note: Only several examples in this pattern, so emblematic of the China trade, are known and were thought to be made as a special order, most likely for a specific happy homecoming. For other examples see Howard and Ayers, op. cit., vol. I, pp. 198-9, pl. 196; M. Beurdeley, op. cit., p. 182, cat. no. 141; and The Anton C.R. Dreesmann Collection, Christie's, Amsterdam, 16 April 2002, lot 1304.

Christie's. The Hodroff Collection, Part II Chinese Export Porcelain. From The Collection Of Leo & Doris Hodroff. 23 January 2008. 20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York