Set of Four Chinese Export Porcelain Imari Plates Qianlong circa 1740-1750

A rare Chinese export porcelain plate showing the Judgment of Paris. The delicately painted figures derive from a painting by Jean Paul Rubens. Made during the Qianlong Reign, circa 1750, the plate shows the goddesses Venus, Minerva, and Juno on one side and Paris on the other side. Charged by Jupiter to pick the most beautiful of the three, Paris selects Venus and awards her the golden apple. The scene shows Rubens' version of idealized feminine beauty. The rim of the plate is decorated with a rose-red flower band. Dimensions: 9 inches diameter Condition: Excellent Price: $900 Background This dish was made exclusively for the European market based on the well-known Greek story from Homer, in which Paris, the son of the King of Troy, had to choose between several Goddesses to decide which one of them was the most beautiful. According to Greek and Roman mythology, picking Venus as the most beautiful of the three goddesses...

Chinese porcelain, famille rose dish, c. 1740, Qianlong Period. Finely painted in fencai enamels, with an hexagonal panel, containing an arrangement ...

A good antique Chinese Qianlong dynasty porcelain export teapot painted with floral designs for the Western market and dating between 1736 and 1795. T...

This large Chinese Imari porcelain charger dates to the Qianlong period of the Qing dynasty, circa 1760.   Finely potted with a lovely rich, glassy white glaze, the charger is hand-p...

Chinese porcelain teapot and cover, c. 1750, Qianlong Period. The globular teapot, painted after a Meissen porcelain original, in the manner of J.G. Horoldt, with a Chinoiserie scene...

A very attractive group of four 18th century Chinese export porcelain botanical plates apparently made for the French market, circa 1775. Each plate having a scalloped rim banded wit...