South African Design, Past & Present

Timed Online Auction, 7 - 26 June 2024

Ceramic Art and Glass

Sold for

ZAR 14 070
Lot 37
  • A Chinese Export famille-rose Armorial dish, Qing Dynasty, 1785-1791


Lot Estimate
ZAR 15 000 - 20 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 14 070
Delivery
Additional delivery charges apply
Shipping
Condition Report
May include additional detailed images

About this Item

A Chinese Export famille-rose Armorial dish, Qing Dynasty, 1785-1791
28,5cm wide

Provenance

This dish was part of 'the last armorial dinner-service made during the Company's regime, ordered by Cornelis van Aerssen Beyeren, Lord of Voshol [who] arrived at the Cape in April 1785' (Woodward, C.S., Oriental Ceramics at the Cape of Good Hope 1652-1975: An account of the porcelain trade of the Dutch East India Company with particular reference to ceramics with the V.O.C. monogram, the Cape market, and South African collections, A.A. Balkema, Cape Town, 1974, pg. 125)

Literature

C.S Woodward (1974) Oriental Ceramics at the Cape of Good Hope 1652-1795, Cape Town: A. A. Balkema, illustrated in black and white on page 126.



Other lots that might interest you
Thembi Nala; Pit-fired earthenware Ukhamba with relief and incised patterns
Thembi Nala
Pit-fired earthenware Ukhamba with relief and incised patterns
ZAR 6 000 - 7 000
Lucie de Moyencourt; Curated collection of three glazed ceramic shells with blue motifs
Lucie de Moyencourt
Curated collection of three glazed ceramic shells with blue motifs
ZAR 8 000 - 10 000
Lucie de Moyencourt; Curated collection of five glazed ceramic shells with coral motifs
Lucie de Moyencourt
Curated collection of five glazed ceramic shells with coral motifs
ZAR 10 000 - 12 000