An armorial Famille Rose plate

of oval shape and barbed rim, the centre painted with a coat of arms between lions and under a crown, the rim decorated with flower sprays

There is a ca. 3 cm hairline crack to the rim at ca. 3 o'clock. There is a ca. 1 cm chip to the rim. There is wear to the gilding and to the enamels. There are pinpoint imperfections to the glaze.
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