A PAIR OF FAMILLE-ROSE RUBY-BACK DISHES QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG PERIOD |

Estimate

15,000 - 25,000 USD

Sold

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Description

Porcelain
Diameter 8 1/8 in., 20.6 cm

each vibrantly enameled to the center with a magpie perched on a branch of blossoming prunus, with peony flowers in bloom below, all framed by scattered floral and fruit sprays at the rim, the underside applied with a raspberry-red enamel (2)

Provenance

Mark Collection, no. M60 (label).
John Sparks Ltd., London.
Collection of Sidney T. Cook (1910-1964), and thence by descent.