Group of Canton enamel wares Qing Dynasty, 18th Century / 19th Century

Comprising: a nine-piece sweetmeat set fitted in a painted wood tray, and a bowl, each painted with figures in landscape; a charger painted with boys on a garden terrace; a small rectangular tray painted with European ladies; and a small dish painted with a battle scene, the base with shangxin mark. 14 pieces.

The saucer has fine cracks around the cavetto and several areas of loss underside of the rim. The bowl has cracks to the lower part of the bod, somewhat sprayed and stabilized in the interior. Yellow enamel of the footrim is mostly over-painted. There are also typical minor cracks along the rim edge. Rectangular tray: It is worn with a matte surface and a few typical minor cracks to the enamel. Circular plate: Considerable loss and over-painting to the underside. Some considerable fine cracking to the surface and some minor touching and restabilization. Sweetmeat tray: All the shaped trays with some losses and restoration to the corners and areas around the feet. One with significant amount of over-painting.The circular dish with restoration to the rim.
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