A LARGE FAMILLE VERTE 'MYTHICAL BEAST AND PHOENIX' DISH   KA...

Hammer

£10,000

A LARGE FAMILLE VERTE 'MYTHICAL BEAST AND PHOENIX' DISH  
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
康熙五彩瑞獸紋大盤
of saucer shape and enamelled with a phoenix in flight swooping towards a mythical beast on a terrace beside rockwork, pawlonia trees and clusters of flowers. A gilt moon appears from behind delicately enamelled cloud scrolls. The base has an under glaze blue leaf mark within a double circle.
35cm diam. 

PROVENANCE: Acquired from Christie’s London, “The Spencer House Sale”, 8 July 2010, Lot 1022. 

Possibly Sarah, 1st Duchess of Marlborough (1660-1744) and thence by descent through her daughter Anne (1683-1716), wife of Charles, 3rd Earl of Sunderland (1675 – 1722) to her favourite grandson Hon. John Spencer (1708-1746), father of John, 1st Earl Spencer (1734-1783).

The Spencer Family are an aristocratic family and from the sixteenth century, its members have held numerous titles including the Dukedom of Marlborough, the Earldoms of Sunderland and Spencer and the Churchill barony.

Two prominent members of the family during the twentieth century were Sir Winston Churchill and Diana, Princess of Wales.

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Some well repaired fritting at the rim. The enamels and gilding are well preserved with only a little wear and a few surface scratches. The colours are bright and attractive.