A rare pair of Chinese polychrome 'Commedia dell’arte' 'South Sea Bubble' plates, Yongzheng, ca. 1725

Dia.: 21,5 cm

Provenance: A private Belgian collection in Bruges. 

Ref.:
- Rob Michiels Auctions, 26 May 2020, lot 510, for a related, single, example from this series. (sold EUR 3.825,00) (link)
- Zeeuws Museum, The Netherlands, object number AB1269-02, for AB1269-01, for identical examples. (link 1 - link 2)

This series of plates was made for the Dutch market and they are called 'Bubble' plates, since they were likely to have been made to satirize the South Sea Bubble 'mania' which occurred in the early 18th century. Besides the 'A-series' of this design, this 'B series' is the most rare. The South Sea Bubble refers to the South Sea Company which was a British joint stock company founded in 1711 in which many people made and lost considerable fortunes.

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(UV-checked)
- The plate on the left is in quasi-excellent condition, with several negligible superficial flakes on the foot rim.
- The plate on the right is generally in very good condition, with some spots of small glaze loss and superficial flakes on the rim. The frontside has two short glaze lines of ca. 5 mm, invisible from the backside.

品相報告：（已用紫外線光檢查）
- 左邊的盤子近乎全品，圈足上有幾處小飛皮。
- 右邊的盤子整體品相非常良好，口沿有一些小的剝釉和飛皮。表面有兩條約5毫米的短驚釉線，背面不可見。

Adjudication frais incl.: € 5.460