A LARGE CHINESE ZITAN PORCELAIN INSET STAND

QING DYNASTY

The square top with a porcelain panel painted with dragons, bats, lotus and peaches on a lime-green ground, the frieze and apron carved in relief with stylised dragons, divided by shou characters, the square legs terminating in formal scrolls and joined by a plain stretcher, 119cm x 54cm.

Provenance: formerly in the collection of Madame Safia Sassi, Paris.

Cf. Splendors from a Flourishing Age, Qing Dynasty Zitan Furniture in the Collection of Spring Longevity Hall, p.34, for a related stand.