Chinese export porcelain famille rose tureen, cover and stand with mask handles

Date	circa 1760
Period	18th century, Qianlong period
Origin	China
Medium	Porcelain famille rose
Dimensions	29.2 x 38 cm (11¹/₂ x 15 inches)
Gallery	Cohen & Cohen

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European Market

Price: £16,500

A famille rose deep oval tureen, cover and stand painted with sprays of flowers, with plumed lady handles and a coronal knop after Meissen forms.

This is a fine example of this rare shape, brightly enamelled and in excellent condition. The elaborate handles of faces with plumed headdresses and the crown-form knop were originally created at Meissen and are found on European tureens of this period.

Date: circa 1760
Period: 18th century, Qianlong period
Origin: China
Medium: Porcelain famille rose
Dimensions: 29.2 x 38 cm (11¹/₂ x 15 inches)
Categories: Oriental and Asian Art