CHINA - YONGZHENG period (1723 - 1735) - Lot 160

CHINA - YONGZHENG period (1723 - 1735) Porcelain bowl decorated in iron red and gold with a foreign couple standing arm-in-arm, known as "Governor Duff", accompanied by a dog on a terrace decorated with pierced rocks and peony blossoms. The interior adorned with a branch of peonies, the rim decorated with four reserves of peonies on a lattice background. Diam. 15 cm. Often described as Louis XIV with Madame de Maintenon (or Madame de Montespan), it is more likely to be Governor Duff and his wife. Duff was the nickname of Diederik Duiven, Governor General of the East India Company from 1729-1731. Provenance: Robert McPherson Reference: Dish with similar subject in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, n°1970.220.1. and in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, n°AK-NM-13591