Lot 1056
  • 1056

A pair of Chinese export famille-verte 'chrysanthemum' saucer dishes circa 1730

Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description

  • porcelain
  • Diameter: 10 1/2 inches
each fluted dish painted in center with a large chrysanthemum with petals in pale peach, iron-red, aubergine and green colors, the well and rim with vignettes of flowering branches alternating with panels of chrysanthemum blossoms over a peach-colored diaper ground

Condition

One with fritting to the rim, and two small rim chips. The other with one small rim chip and one small frit. Very slight stacking wear to the enamels
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