Lot 298
  • 298

A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT 'FAMILLE-ROSE' EGG-SHELL SOUP PLATES CIRCA 1740

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • porcelain
each painted with a lady on a horse being led by a bearded man

Provenance

C.M. Franzero, Surrey, 1969.

Condition

One has a hairline crack running from the rim almost to the center and a 1/2 in. hairline crack on the opposite of the rim. The other one has a two hairline cracks running from the rim to the cavetto.
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