A set of five famille rose dishes Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period

together with the iron and painted figure of a servant, Gu Manfu, Ming dynasty

The dishes in overall good condition with some small losses to the enamels, wear to the painting and some minor scratching to the glaze, one with star crack to the underside, one with small shallow rim chip to the underside; the iron figure with some losses to the painting, some small damages (right ornament to headdress missing) and losses (some small holes to garments), restoration to the reverse rim, minor surface scratching.
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