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A LARGE FAMILLE-ROSE 'DOUBLE PEACOCK' TUREEN STAND AND A PAIR OF FAMILLE-ROSE 'JARDINIERE' DISHESThe stand: Qianlong period, circa 1760-1770 ; the dishes: Qianlong period, circa 1740
The tureen stand with deep sides, the interior painted with a peacock and peahen standing on rockwork in a garden with large peony sprays and other smaller flowers within an iron-red and gilt spearhead band at the well and composite floral sprays of chrysanthemum and hibiscus at the four cardinal points of the everted rim, all within a further thin cell-pattern band at the lightly-brown-dressed rim, the reverse plain, the base unglazed; each of the dishes painted in vibrant enamels at the center with a pale blue and pink rounded square jardinière with peony, prunus, and day lily, below an everted rim with alternate fruit sprays of pomegranate and peaches and flowers below a thin cell band at the rim.
14 7/8in (37.9cm); 6 1/2in (16.4cm) across (3).FootnotesPlease note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve.
This pattern, known as Serviço dos Pavões or 'Double peacocks' Service, is one of the most famous and sought-after designs in Chinese export porcelain, originally made for the Portuguese and Brazilian markets.
The royal family of Portugal owned one service with this design. When Napoleon invaded Portugal, King Joao VI, soon Emperor of Brazil, fled in exile to Brazil and brought his various Chinese porcelain services with him, including this one. The royal and imperial family then used it at the Paço de São Cristóvão and at Fazenda Imperial de Santa Cruz.
It is also known as the 'Viajante' Service because, it first travelled from China to Portugal, and then from Portugal to Rio de Janeiro. When the Empire turned into the Republic of Brazil, the Chinese porcelain services of Joao VI were scattered through auctions held in 1890 by the auctioneer Joaquin Dias dos Santos in Rio de Janeiro. Since the archives of the auction house burned, it is now impossible to distinguish the pieces formerly owned by King Joao VI from the pieces with this pattern produced at the same period.
Pieces decorated with this pattern can be found at several Brazilian museums, including the Museum Historico Nacional, the Museu do Estado da Bahia, the Museu Histórico Nacional, the Museu Simões da Silva, the Museu Carlos Costa Pinto, at the Fundação Cultural Ema Gordon Klabin (Brésil) and also in U.S. collections, including the Reeves Center Collection.
Compare a circular tureen, cover and stand from the Collection of Mrs. Henry Ford sold at Christie's, New York, 29 March 2021, lot 2.Read MoreAdditional informationAuction informationLOTS IN THE Catalogue WITH A "T" NEXT TO THE LOT NUMBER CONTAIN A US IMPORT TARIFF
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