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THE JARDINIÈRE: 19TH CENTURY THE DISH: TONGZHI FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN IRON-RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1862-1874)
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A LARGE FAMILLE ROSE YELLOW-GROUND 'BUTTERFLIES' JARDINIÈRE AND A DISH
THE JARDINIÈRE: 19TH CENTURY
THE DISH: TONGZHI FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN IRON-RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1862-1874)
Both vessels are decorated in bright enamels with a multitude of colourful butterflies in flight on a rich yellow ground. The rim and feet of the jardinière are decorated with a keyfret design. The reverse of the dish is decorated with three iron-red bats.
The jardinière, 13 in. (33 cm.) wide
THE JARDINIÈRE: 19TH CENTURY
THE DISH: TONGZHI FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN IRON-RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1862-1874)
Both vessels are decorated in bright enamels with a multitude of colourful butterflies in flight on a rich yellow ground. The rim and feet of the jardinière are decorated with a keyfret design. The reverse of the dish is decorated with three iron-red bats.
The jardinière, 13 in. (33 cm.) wide
Provenance
The dish: Bonhams London, 12 May 2008, lot 323.
A private European Collection.
A private European Collection.
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