A pair of Chinese export famille-rose octagonal chargers circa 1745

each brightly painted in the center with a brown duck standing on a nest surrounded by peony branches, the rim with a wide diaper paneled border, divided by stylized pomegranates

Christie's London, March 7-8, 1984, lot 546

Both with tiny chips and nicks to the rim, especially to the corners. One with a vertical hairline measuring approx. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm) to the well. The other with a hairline measuring approx. 1 3/4 in.(4.5 cm) and associated small chip to the rim at 8 o'clock. Both with minor stacking wear and minor flaking to the enamels, and the gilding and enamel on the ducks have been rubbed as seen in the catalogue illustration.
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