CHINA - QIANLONG period (1736-1795). Small four-sided... Lot 28

CHINA - QIANLONG period (1736-1795). Small four-sided VASE in the shape of a GRENADE in porcelain enamelled in polychrome and gold in Famille Rose enamels called "fencai", on each side of a round medallion decorated with a pair of quails on rocks in bloom with peonies; another pair of quails among celestial bamboos and plum trees in bloom; a pair of magpies on a rock in bloom with peach blossoms; another pair of magpies among cherry blossoms and lingzhi. The background decorated with lotus flowers in famille rose enamels among their foliage on a background of scrolls in gold. The shoulder decorated with a frieze of lingzhi decorated with foliage. The lower part decorated with a frieze of banana leaves and lingzhi. The heel embellished with a frieze of stylized flowers in their scrolls in gold enamel on a coral red background. The inside and the bottom enamelled in turquoise blue. On the reverse side of the base, the six-character Qianlong mark in iron red in zhuanshu. Height 20.4, width of neck 9.9 cm. (Wear of the gold). Provenance: - according to family tradition: offered at the wedding, October 9, 1930, of Jean Richard (1905-1935) and Marie-Louise Thomassin (1906-1990), in the cathedral Saint-Louis des Invalides in Paris. Son of General Charles Édouard Richard (1868-1928), a polytechnician and grandson of Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Lecer (1839-1915), an officer of the Legion of Honour, the groom married the daughter of a French army captain who had died in battle, Constant Charles Thomassin (1875-1914). - by descent, private collection, Tours. Certificate of free circulation. To bid on this lot, please register. No bids will be accepted on our Live. A deposit of €50,000 is required to bid. Extensions on rouillac.com: - 360° view, - illustrated essay by Portier. References: - a vase of the same form on a pink background kept at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, n°17.120.198 from the collection of Mr and Mrs Issac Fletcher; - another vase, double, decorated with the same subject in medallions, reproduced in Stunning decorative porcelains of the Qianlong reign, National Palace Museum, 2008, p. 88, another with the same background p. two vases, one baluster, the other suantouping with similar decoration of gold-enamelled floral scrolls and spirals, the interior and foot enamelled turquoise blue, reproduced in Porcelains with Cloisonne Enamel Decoration and Famille Decoration, The Complete collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Falangcai-Fencai, Gugong, The Commercial Press (Hong Kong) 1999, pp. 40 and p. 41; - a vase of a different shape with medallion decoration on a background of the same lotus and spiral decoration but in iron red, with similar upper heel decoration reproduced in Porcelains with Cloisonne Enamel Decoration and Famille Decoration, The Complete collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Falangcai-Fencai, Gugong, Publisher The Commercial Press (Hong Kong) 1999, p.131. China - Qianlong period (1736-1795). A fine 'Famille Rose' (Fencai) and gold-glazed pomegranate-shaped vase. Qianlong stamp. Please register to bid on this lot. A deposit of 50.000 € is required. Live online bidding will not be accepted.