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A RARE SET OF FIVE CHINESE 'SOUTH SEA BUBBLE' PLATES EARLY 18TH CENTURY Depicting comical figures in various poses in interiors wearing jester's and other costumes, the borders painted in rouge-de-fer, 21.5cm. (5) 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. 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. Cf. D Howard and J Ayers, China for the West, vol.1, pp.234-5 for a discussion on the background of these plates. 十八世紀早期 粉彩人物碟 一組五件 Confirmed Bid: £ Bid in Basket £ Place Commission Bid: Changed bid needs committing £ The minimum you can bid is £10 and all bids must be multiples of £10 Live Bid Login/Register to Bid