Pair of large Dutch or German fayence blue and white Chinoiserie chargers Second Quarter 18th Century

Painted in the center with three Chinese figures in a fenced garden, the borders decorated with a rocky landscape. Together with a Dutch delft blue and white Wanli-style charger. 3 pieces.

Sotheby's New York, September 17, 2001, lot 629

All with some typical and minor glaze losses along the rim edges. Both 'Chinloiserie' chargers have some minor crazing to the glaze. One has a 3 by 1 inch section broken into two pieces at the rim edge and glued back. The Wanli style charger has a 1/2-inch flat chip to the rim and the quarter of the circumference of the rim edge has been restored on the underside of the rim, possibly covering glaze losses or minor chips.
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