NEAR PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE 'PEACOCK' DISHES
QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD
清康熙 花押款 綠彩花鳥紋盤（共兩件)each painted in the central medallion with a pair of peacocks standing on rockwork issuing with large peonies and other flowers, the base painted with an artemisia leaf mark within a double ring in underglaze blue
21.6cm diameter each
From Penicuik House, Midlothian, Scotland. Penicuik Estate, situated to the southwest of Edinburgh at the foot of the Pentlands, has been owned by the Clerk family since the middle of the 17th century. Sits at the heart of this designed landscape is Penicuik House, the finest and most influential example of Palladian architecture in Scotland. The 18th-century Palladian mansion was built by Sir James Clerk, 3rd Baronet, in 1761. It was devastated by fire in 1899. During the fire, a great deal of effort was channelled into salvaging the furnishings. The once magnificent building has stood as a roofless shell for over 100 years. The stables and coach house of the original Penicuik House, converted after the fire into the ‘new’ Penicuik House where the Clerk family reside to this day. A significant selection of property from Penicuik House was sold in this saleroom, 27 March 2024, lot 1-69; A smaller selection of Asian Art from Penicuik House was also sold in this saleroom, 13 March 2024, lot 189-198.