Chinese export porcelain dish, 18th century, Qianlong period (1736–1795)
Chinese porcelain tray from the East India Company, 18th century, known as the Service of King John VI or the Peacock Service. Polychrome decoration in famille rose enamels, with a central composition featuring a rockery, two peacocks, and floral branches, and a border with a floral frieze. Qianlong reign (1736–1795).
Era / Note
The Peacock Service (or Two Peacock Service) is an iconic pattern of Chinese export porcelain from the Qianlong reign. Commissioned for Europe (c. 1750–1795), it comprises approximately 20,000 pieces, of which five thousand survive. It was used by the Portuguese royal family, and King John VI himself took it to Brazil in 1808, where it was used in the São Cristóvão Palace and the Santa Cruz Imperial Estate. After the Proclamation of the Republic in 1890, it was dispersed at auction. The pattern, characterized by peacocks and peonies in famille rose and green enamels and a fleur-de-lis frieze, became especially prized in Portugal, Brazil, and England, and was copied by Spode in 1813.
Chinese export porcelain dish, 18th century, Qianlong period (1736–1795)
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Product details
SKU
94/3727
Origin
China
Materials
Porcelain
Condition
Good
Width (cm)
35.0
Depth (cm)
27.0