A group of chinese famille rose porcelain dishes and plates, Qianlong period (1736-1795)

comprising: two dishes, 42.8 and 39.2 cm. diam.; five plates with flower baskets; together with six later famille rose plates; inv. nos. 4-2673/74, 4-1497, 4-2859, 4-2979; minor damages (13)

Paleis Soestdijk

Overall most dishes with some wear and scratches to the enamels. -The largest dish (42.8 cm. diam.) with a rim chip (0.7 cm. wide) issuing a hairline crack (ca. 4.8 cm.); and a hairline crack to the border (ca. 4 cm.). -The dish (39.2 cm. diam) with a shallow chip (ca. 1.3 cm. wide) to the reverse of the rim and several very small chips (circa 9) to the reverse of the rim. -The five flower basket plates, with varying patterns: two with various chips to the reverse of the rim (0.1-1 cm. wide); one with some fritting to the reverse of the rim; one with a rim chip (ca. 0.3 cm. wide); one with a star-crack, three small rim chips and some small chips to the reverse of the rim. -six plates, comprising: Three circular (25.3 cm. diam.): one with a small border crack (ca. 1 cm.) and a hairline crack (ca. 5 cm.) to the centre; one with some losses to the blue enamel and a firing crack (ca. 1.5 cm.) to the border. Three circular with shaped border (25 cm. diam.): one with two rim chips (0.5 and 0.7 cm. wide); one with a rim chip (ca. 0.7 cm. wide) and a chip (ca. 0.3 cm. wide) to the reverse of the rim issuing a border hairline crack (ca. 1.2 cm.); one with a small firing crack to the border (ca. 0.8 cm.)
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