Lot Essay
For a dish with similar decoration, see John Ayers et al., Porcelain for Palaces, British Museum Exhibition Catalogue (London, 1990), p. 269, no. 310.
CIRCA 1745-50, IMPRESSED SHIELD MARK
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A VIENNA IMARI CHARGER
CIRCA 1745-50, IMPRESSED SHIELD MARK
The centre with a vase of flowers on a fenced terrace, within a double concentric blue line cartouche, the well and border with three large gold-ground ogival panels reserved with lions and flowers, divided by flowering shrubs, birds and rockwork, within a blue line and yellow band rim (section of border between 12 and 2 o'clock broken into two parts and restuck)
14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm.) diam.
CIRCA 1745-50, IMPRESSED SHIELD MARK
The centre with a vase of flowers on a fenced terrace, within a double concentric blue line cartouche, the well and border with three large gold-ground ogival panels reserved with lions and flowers, divided by flowering shrubs, birds and rockwork, within a blue line and yellow band rim (section of border between 12 and 2 o'clock broken into two parts and restuck)
14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Lempertz, Cologne, 14th May 1999, lot 116
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium.
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Dominic Simpson