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A Cantonese export famille rose porcelain bowl made for the…
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Melbourne
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13-Nov-2022
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A Cantonese export famille rose porcelain bowl made for the Qajar market, Qing Dynasty, circa 1865 of hemispherical form on a short foot, in the rose medallion pattern, with three cartouches with roundels bearing portraits of Nasr al-Din Shah and his two Sons Masoud Mirza (later Zill al-Sultan) and Muzaff are al-Din, one cartouche with a roundel bearing inscription. The inscription reads: 'Nasr al-Din Qajar, Al-Sultan Ibn Sultan', 37.5 cm diameter. Provenance: Estate of George Baker (1822-1905), UK., hence by descent. George Baker in 1848 designed and supervised the creation of the garden at the British Embassy at Constantinople and, after completing the work, in Constantinople went into the trading business, including the export of Turkish carpets. His two Sons George Percival Baker (1856-1951) and James Baker founded G. P. & J. Baker-the famous textiles store in 1884, which is still operating today in London. G. P. Baker was an important collector of early Oriental fabrics and a leading export on calico panting and printing in the East Indies. Victoria and Albert Museum, London held the exhibition: from East to West: textiles from G. P. & J. Baker, 9 May-14 October 1984. More detail of the family history and their textiles collection, see this exhibition catalogue by Bridget Heal.
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Oriental: Ceramics - Chinese