A Small Tureen Chinese export porcelain polychrome and gilt decoration "Mysterious urn" Jiaqing period (1796-1820) small chips on the pommel, wear on decoration Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 16 x 19 x 12,5 cm Notes: the central medallion reproduces an engraving published in France in 1793 with the title "L ' Urne Mystérieuse"  representing Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, flanking the Urn in negative, topped by their children, the Dauphin (the future Louis XVII) and Madame Royale (Duchess of Angoulême). Vd. HOWARD, David; AYERS, John - "China for the West - Chinese Porcelain and other decorative arts export illustrated from the Mottahedeh Collection". London: Sotheby's Park, Barnet, 1978, vol. I, p. 247, paragraph 242.