CHINA - Lot 117

CHINA Two rectangular porcelain trays with blue underglaze decoration for the Dutch market in the center of a herring and on the edge of braid. 18th century. L.: 20 cm. Chips on the reverse of each. Bibliography Dishes with similar decoration are reproduced by Howard and J. Ayers, China for the West, vol. I, 1978, p. 85 S. Hartog, Pronken Met Oosters Porselein, 1990, Arnhem, p. 122, cat 146 D.S. Howard, The Choice of the Private Trader, Minneapolis 1994, p. 131, no. 136 Dr. C.J.A. Jörg, Interaction in Ceramics: Oriental Porcelain and Delftware, 1984 Hong Kong, p. 179, no. 89 C.J.A Jörg, Porcelain and the Dutch China Trade, 1982 The Hague, p. 70, no. 18. This lot is a temporary import. The buyer must pay import charges of 5.5% (6.6% incl. VAT) of the hammer price, in addition to the usual fees. These additional costs may be refunded to the buyer on presentation of customs documents for export outside the European Union.