A Chinese export famille verte armorial dish Qing dynasty, Kangxi period

the centre with gilt painted coat-of-arms surmounted by a coronet, above banderole inscribed OVERYSEL, surrounded by flowering peony branches, birds and butterflies, under a broad lobed border and shaped rim, painted with panels alternating floral and figural motives and trellis-pattern



 

In overall good condition with some minor rim frits, losses to the enamels and gilding, glaze wear and surface scratching.
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