, Qianlong period, ca. 1740-50, China, A deep plate with an allegory of Love, after an engraving by Bernard Picart (1673-1733), titled "Les Pelerins De LIsle De Cythere". D 22 cm, H 4,5 cm, Good condition: no chips, no hairlines and no restoration. From a Dutch collection. Bought from Sothebys Amsterdam, on May 18th. 2004.