An Impressive Soup Tureen And Its Stand, Made Of Blue-and-white Porcelain, Qianlong Period

An impressive soup tureen, with its lid and serving dish, made of blue-and-white export porcelain.
This large piece is inspired by a European Baroque silverware design.
It features handles shaped like grotesque animals, while the lid is topped with a crown-shaped knob.
The sides are adorned with blooming peonies set against an oriental garden scene, all framed by richly decorated borders.
The serving platter features a matching design.
Qianlong period, circa 1750.
Length of the soup tureen: 43.4 cm.
Length of the serving dish: 47.3 cm.
Condition: very good; two slight surface chips on the rim of the soup tureen’s base.
A small chip on the rim of the serving dish.
This design appears to have its origins in Japanese Imari porcelain from around 1700, with its shape derived from Baroque silverware.
See “Uppsala Auctions” (Sweden), major sale June 9–12, 2015, lot 874, for a similar soup tureen, lid, and serving dish.
See “Cohen and Cohen,” *Take Two* (2017), no. 3, for a pair of similar soup tureens, lids, and serving dishes.