A Chinese famille rose 'mythological subject' plate with Apollo and Daphne, Yongzheng

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This lot was sold on 2023-06-28 and is no longer available

Dia.: 23 cm

Condition: (UV-checked)
- The plate with a few small superficial chips and a circular impact line to the rim.

品相:(已用紫外线光检查)
- 盘子口沿几个小飞皮和一个重皮。

Ref.:
- F. & N. Hervouët, La porcelaine des Compagnie des Indes à décor occidental, p. 307, fig. 13.62, for a similar example classified as extremely rare. It was later sold at Sotheby’s Monaco, 'Porcelaine de Chine à décor occidental – Collection François Hervouët', 22 janvier 1987, lot 1677.
- Christie's, New York, January 21, 2016, lot 74. (sold USD 7.500) (link)
- The scene represents Apollo, the son of Zeus, clearly identifiable by his lyre with which he won numerous musical contests against mortals. Apollo is known for his many loves, but the young woman represented is not clearly identifiable. During the exhibition 'The China Trade' (Royal Pavilion, Brighton, 1986, no. 122), it was suggested that it could be Daphne.