Tureen with its rectangular saucer with bevelled sides. CHINA, INDIA COMPANY - QIANLONG ERA (1736-1795) Porcelain with blue underglaze of a riparian landscape on the tureen, edge adorned with a frieze of flowers and lingzhi, leaf-shaped knob, pig head handles; the saucer decorated with a rock on a knoll adorned with bamboo and peonies, the wing decorated with unfurled scrolls and flowers. L. tureen 32 cm. L. saucer 38 cm Expert: Cabinet Portier

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