Seventeen Chinese Export porcelain 'Tobacco Leaf' plates circa 1775-85

en suite with the preceding lots.

All with varying degrees of fritting to the rim and wear to the enamels. Three plates, each with an approximate 2-inch haircrack running down the rim. Two plates, each with two haircracks running down the rim, measuring 1-1 1/2 inches long. Another with a 2-inch haircrack running down the rim and a minuscule chip to the underside of the rim. One with 1-inch haircrack, another one with three haircracks running down the rim for 1-2 inches and a further small chip to the underside of the rim. One plate with a 1/4-inch rim chip. Finally, another plate with a 1/4-inch rim chip and a 2-inch haircrack running down the rim.
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