A Chinese export plate for the Batavian market painted en grisaille and gilt with a central armorial surrounded by an inscription reading 'In Memory of Harmannus Laurents Discher, Head of Commissioners and Shippers at Batavia, dated 1799' within a border of flower sprays and spearheads (minute chip to the rim) -- 15¼in. diam, Qianlong.

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A Chinese export plate for the Batavian market painted en grisaille and gilt with a central armorial surrounded by an inscription reading 'In Memory of Harmannus Laurents Discher, Head of Commissioners and Shippers at Batavia, dated 1799' within a border of flower sprays and spearheads (minute chip to the rim) -- 15¼in. diam, Qianlong.
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