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Lot Essay
Howard and Ayers (op. cit., pp. 288-289) write, "This is one of nine exceptional dishes known of this quality, all painted with compositions of birds, against a background of a farmyard or other scenery." Interestingly, the only other piece recorded with this same scene is a famille rose snuffbox sold Sotheby's London, 2 June 1975, lot 189.