Rare and fine pair of Chinese export porcelain handled hexagonal sauce tureens and stands decorated in opaque enamels from the famille rose (fencai) palette with figures within reserves in a gilt floral scroll ground, domed cover surmounted by a pomegranate ground, c. 1770, Qianlong reign, Qing dynasty, d. of stand: 21 cm, 8¼ in. 4-17232 

Illustrated: Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, by A. Varela Santos, 2018/2019, cat. 65.  

Provenance: Forbeses of Pitsligo, Edinburgh, tastemakers rooted in 18th-century Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K.

â—† Possibly acquired by John Wishart Belsches, later Sir John Stuart (1752-1821) or one of his parents either William Belsches of Tofts, Berwick and Fort St. David’s, Madras (1717-1753) or Emilia Stuart Belsches of Fettercairn (1730-1807) apparently at Greenhill House, Edinburgh by 1820 and from 1821 at Fettercairn.

These tureens are certainly those referred to in a list of Chinese porcelain at Greenhill House, Edinburgh that was sent to Fettercairn House. The document is dated 1st of August, 1820 and apparently compiled by Sir William Forbes, 7^th Bt. (1773-1828). He refers to “2 small fine old China bowls w/covers”.

珍稀且精美的中國外銷瓷粉彩描金六邊形帶柄醬料盆及托盤一對，畫著開光人物圖，以描金纏枝花卉作底，拱形蓋子飾以石榴圖案，約1770年，清乾隆，托盤直徑21釐米，8¼英吋。

藏品來源：18世紀駐扎在英國蘇格蘭愛丁堡的潮流領軍人物，皮茲利格福布斯家族舊藏。

圖示：《中國陶瓷及工藝精品》，作者阿.瓦瑞拉.山度士，編號65。

â—† æ­¤å°é†¬æ–™ç›†åŠæ‰˜ç›¤å¯èƒ½æ˜¯John Wishart Belsches購下，后傳給John Stuart爵士或他雙親的一方， çˆ¶è¦ªWilliam Belsches of Tofts, Berwick and Fort St. David’s, Madras (1717-1753)，或是母親Emilia Stuart Belsches of Fettercairn (1730-1807)，1820年前她一直在愛丁堡的Greenhill House，1821å¹´ åŽå‰‡åœ¨è²ç‰¹å‡±æ©ã€‚

從愛丁堡Greenhill House送去菲特凱恩的中國瓷器清單中確有提及這一對醬料盆。第七世準男爵， William Forbes在1820å¹´8月1日編寫的這份清單，他稱這對瓷盆為“兩件精美古老的中國蓋碗”。

Stock Number: 4970