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A VARIED GROUP OF TWENTY-SIX
FAMILLE ROSE EXPORT PLATES
18th century
Variously decorated with figures in
landscapes, flower sprays and birds amongst
blossoming branches.
The largest 32cm (12.5/8in) diam. (23).

£700 - 1,000
HK$7,000 - 10,000
CNY6,200 - 8,800
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A GROUP OF SEVEN FAMILLE VERTE
DISHES
Kangxi
Comprising: a ‘butterfly and fruitspray’ dish,
apocryphal Chenghua six-character mark; a
‘butterfly, grasshopper and camelia’ dish; a
pair of ‘Eight Horses of Muwang’ dishes; a
‘bird and prunus blossom’ dish, apocryphal
Xuande six-character mark; a small dish with
a gentleman and boy attendants, apocryphal
Chenghua six-character mark; and a blue
ground ‘figural panels’ dish.
The largest 28cm (11in) diam. (7).

£1,000 - 1,500
HK$10,000 - 15,000
CNY8,800 - 13,000 86
Provenance
According to the collection inventory:
The gentleman and attendants dish, George
Eumorfopoulos collection, no. D 126 (label).
Purchased from H.G N. Norton, Museum
Street, Holborn.
The butterfly and camelia dish: Oriental
Ceramic Society Exhibition label, exhibited
at the O.C.S 1951. Purchased at Sotheby’s
6/04/54.
The butterfly and fruitspray dish: purchased
at Sotheby’s 11/05/54.
The horses dishes: bought at Morphets
auction 21/07/49.
The bird and prunus dish: Bought at
Sotheby’s 1/02/52

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