Antique Chinese & Japanese PorcelainEuropean Ceramics & Works of Art
Chinese famille rose basket and stand, Qianlong (1736-95), of oval form with spreading perforated sides and foliate rim, the interior well decorated with floral sprays within an interlinked chain the rim with a floral hatched cellular border, the exterior with moulded floral motif, with twin looped upright gilded handles; the stand similarly decorated with perforated sides, the rims gilded.
Dimensions:
Diameter of stand: 29cm. (11 3/8 in.); height of basket: 11.4cm. (4 3/8 in.)
Condition:
Shallow chip to exterior rim of basket
Notes:
The idea for fruit baskets is derived from the Meissen factory after about 1740.
Guest & Gray 58 Davies StreetLondonW1K 5LP
