Jewellery and Oriental Works of Art

Online-Only Auction, 23 - 28 November 2022

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Oriental Works of Art
  • A pair of Chinese famille-rose plates, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736-1795


Lot Estimate
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000

About this Item

A pair of Chinese famille-rose plates, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736-1795

each enamelled to the centre with a spray of peonies issuing from a rocky outcrop, the cavetto with diaper and medallion borders enclosed by three sprays of peonies, sienna-glazed rim, fritting chips, hairline crack, 22,5cm diameter; a pair of Chinese 'Imari' dishes, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736-1795, each decorated in underglaze-blue and enamelled in iron-red and gilt with a spray of prunus blossom and peonies, with a small grasshopper and butterfly enclosed by a diaper and medallion border, sienna-glazed rim, fritting chips and hairline crack, 22,5cm diameter; a Chinese 'Imari' dish, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736-1795, the centre decorated with sprays of blooms, the cavetto with blue-line, iron-red and gilt wave-and-circle border enclosed by sprays of prunus blossom, hairline crack, 22,8cm diameter; a Chinese Export pseudo 'tobacco' pattern plate, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736-1795, profusely enamelled with sprays of flowerheads and foliage enclosed by an iron-red and gilt border, sienna-glazed octagonal-shaped rim, damaged, 21,5cm diameter; and a Chinese famille-rose dish, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736-1795, the centre enamelled with a peony amongst sprays of various blooms and scrolling foliage, the border with a further peony and blooms against a diaper ground, sienna-glazed rim, extensively restored, 28,2cm diameter

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