A FAMILLE ROSE 'DON QUIXOTE' PORCELAIN PLATE, CIRCA 1740 China, early Qianlong period. Richly enameled with the knight on horseback, the barber's basin on his head and the faithful Sancho Panza at his side, two deshabille women peeking out from behind a tree. Provenance: From a Munich, Germany, private collector. Condition: Good condition with old wear, firing flaws and kiln grit, the gilding in fine preservation with only minor abrasion, few small flaws to the rim, mostly also from manufacturing, one minimal chip with an associated, almost invisible hairline, some glaze crackling most likely also from firing. Weight: 379.1 g Dimensions: Diameter 23.2 cm After an engraving by J. Folkema inspired by C. A. Coypel drawings depicting the adventure of Don Quixote related in Chapter XXI of Cervantes' chef d'oeuvre, when the knight steals a brass barber's basin that he believes to be the enchanted helmet of the king Mambrin. Literature comparison: See Hervouet and Bruneau, La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes, pages 194-195. Auction result comparison: For an almost identical plate see Christies New York in Chinese Export Art, 21 January 2016, lot 63, sold for USD $32,500. 粉彩堂吉訶德盤，約1740 中國，乾隆早期。琺琅彩描繪騎士坐於馬上，理髮師的洗手盆扣在頭上，忠實的桑喬·潘薩立於一側，兩位女子躲在樹後窺視。 來源：德國慕尼黑私人收藏 品相：品相良好，老磨損, 一些燒製瑕疵和窯砂，描金処稍有磨損，邊沿部小缺損，可能是燒製缺陷，一道几不可見的髮絲綫裂縫以及燒製時產生的開片。 重量：379.1 克 尺寸：直徑23.2 厘米 拍賣歷史：一件極其相似的粉彩盤在2016年1月21日紐約佳士得中國外銷藝術拍賣以USD $32,500 成交。