A Chinese export famille-rose 'pseudo tobacco leaf' part dinner service circa 1785

each piece painted in underglaze-blue and famille-rose enamels, the center decorated with flowers among curling serrated leaves with mons devices, comprising: a tureen stand, two rectangular platters and fourteen plates, 17 pieces

The large tureen stand in overall good condition and with 1 tiny restored rim chip. One small rectangular platter in overall good condition, the other with a section of rim restored with overpaint. All 9-in. plates with varying degrees of restoration and overpaint, and 5 of those have visible rim and/or base cracks. All with stacking wear and wear to the enamels and gilding. The restoration is old and has begun to flake off on some plates.
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