AN IRON-RED AND GILT DECORATED 'SACRED BIRD AND BUTTERFLY' DINNER SERVICE
AN IRON-RED AND GILT DECORATED 'SACRED BIRD AND BUTTERFLY' DINNER SERVICE

DAOGUANG PERIOD, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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AN IRON-RED AND GILT DECORATED 'SACRED BIRD AND BUTTERFLY' DINNER SERVICE
DAOGUANG PERIOD, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Lushly enameled with birds, insects and blossoms, comprising:

A soup tureen, cover and stand, 14 ½ in. wide the stand (36 4/5 cm.)
A rectangular vegetable dish and cover, 9 ½ in. wide (24 cm.)
A lozenge-shaped tureen and cover, 10 ½ in. wide (26 3/5 cm.)
A well-and-tree platter, 19 ¼ in. wide (49 cm.)
A mazarine platter and strainer, 16 ½ in. wide (42 cm.)
Three graduated oval platters, 16 ¾ in., 15 in., and 12 in. wide (42 1/2 cm., 38 cm., and 30 1/2 cm.)
A large lozenge-shaped footed compote, 15 ¼ in. wide (38 3/4 cm.)
A pair of square bowls, 9 ¾ in. square (24 3/4 cm.)
A shell-form dish, 10 ¼ in. wide (26 cm.)
A pair of leaf-form dishes, 8 in. wide (20 1/4 cm.)
A pair of oval shallow dishes, 11 in. wide (28 cm.)
A pair of shaped oval dishes, 10 ¾ in. wide (27 cm.)
A pair of baskets, and a basket stand, 9 ½ in., and 10 in. wide (24 cm., and 25 2/5 cm.)
A spoon tray, 7 ¼ in. wide (18 2/5 cm.)
Twelve dinner plates, 9 ½ in. diameter (24 cm.)
Nine soup plates, 9 ½ in. diameter (24 cm.)
Twenty salad plates, 8 in. diameter (20 1/4 cm.)
Ten saucers, three tea cups, and a similar tea cup, 6 ½ in. diameter (16 1/2 cm.)
Seven small saucers, 4 ½ in. diameter (11 2/5 cm.)

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