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Elegant large Chinese porcelain bowl, made for the European market in the 18th century as part of the East India Company's maritime trade. The bowl features a hand-painted decoration of stylized flowers and floral garlands, in a soft palette typical of European taste at the time. The overall effect is one of delicate, refined charm, true to the aesthetic of East India Company export porcelain. The generous size of this bowl makes it a particularly interesting decorative or collector's piece. This type of porcelain was produced in China to meet the demand of European markets, notably through the French East India Company, founded in 1664 by Colbert, minister of Louis XIV, which imported porcelain, spices and silks. Floral decorations were highly prized by 18th-century aristocratic and bourgeois customers, who were fond of chinoiserie and exotic objects adapted to European tastes.
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