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A PAIR OF CHINESE 'CAPE OF GOOD HOPE' PLATES
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A PAIR OF CHINESE 'CAPE OF GOOD HOPE' PLATES

QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1740

Fermé27 October 2015

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A PAIR OF CHINESE 'CAPE OF GOOD HOPE' PLATES
QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1740
Finely enamelled and gilt with Dutch ships in Table Bay, with Table Mountain, Devil's Peak and Signal Hill in the distance, within gilt lambrequins at the border
8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) diameter

Note du spécialiste

These plates depict ships from the Dutch fleet which took control of the territory in 1652. Table Bay was the midway point in the six-month trip between Europe and Canton made by both Portuguese and Dutch traders during the 18th century. A very similar single plate from the Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen Jr Collection was sold at Christie's, New York, 24 January 2012, lot 38; and another, from the Benjamin F. Edwards III Collection, sold in the same rooms, 26 January 2010, lot 7.