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A SET OF SIX YELLOW GROUND WAN SHOU WU JIANG 6345
DEEP DISHES WITH GILT AND FAMILLE ROSE ENAMEL 6346
DECORATION
Guangxu marks, Republic period
Each well centered with a gilt shou roundel encircled by waves and
rocks and the four gilt characters in circular reserves separated by
brightly colored cloud scrolls and ribboned wan-characters on the
yellow ground bordered by a leiwen band, the exterior walls with
flower and leaf scroll groups and the recessed base bearing the six-
character mark in iron red standard script (four with tiny chips).
9 1/2in (24cm) diameter
US$1,500 - 2,500
Provenance:
purchased in China during 1920s-1930s by an American missionary
family
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A GROUP OF FOUR FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED EXPORT
PORCELAIN PLATES
18th/19th century
The first of octagonal form, centered with a rooster perched on a
garden rock amid flowering branches (chips); the second of circular
form with two beauties under a flowering tree in a garden setting
(chips); and a pair of dishes, each with a bird perched on a peony
plant growing amid other seasonal flowers (chips, one with hairline
crack).
8 1/4 to 9in (21 to 22.8cm) diameters
US$800 - 1,200
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A SET OF THREE FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED CUPS AND
FOUR SAUCERS
Each painted with a cat sleeping amid baskets of flowers and fruits
combined with a covered ewer (two cups cracked). [7]
4 1/4in (10.9cm) diameter of saucers
US$800 - 1,200
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A GROUP OF FOUR CAFÉ-AU-LAIT GLAZED PORCELAINS
18th century and later
Including a pair of cups with underglaze blue flower and diaper band
decoration on the interior wall, a pale brown wash on the exterior
walls, and a diamond shaped mark in underglaze blue on the base;
and a cup and saucer, each with similar underglaze blue flower
roundel and diaper band on the interior surfaces and reversed by
flowers and rocks painted in colored enamels on the coffee-colored
ground of the exterior walls, an underglaze blue rhinoceros horn mark
within a double ring on each base (chip).
3 1/4 in (8.5cm) average diameter of cups
5 1/4in (13.4cm) diameter of saucer
US$800 - 1,200
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