A GROUP OF CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND WHITE WARES 18TH CENTURY

comprising: a plate painted with two cockerels; a plate painted with two dogs in a Dutch landscape; a pair of saucers painted with a figure of a woman and children allegorical of 'Charity'; a saucer with a scene of ship-wrecked figures; and a bowl and cover with a continuous Chinese landscape. 7 pieces.

Gordon, 1977, p. 57, pl. 43 and 44; and p. 15 (top)

All in good condition except: cockerel plate has a 2 1/2 inch haircrack to the rim and several small chips to the rim edge; the dogs plate has several small filled chips to the rim edge; one Charity saucer has a 1 inch haircrack to the rim; the cover of the bowl has a bruise crack running 1 inch around the edge of the knop.
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