A NEAR PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE PORCELAIN 'PEACH' DISHES

19TH CENTURY

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A NEAR PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE PORCELAIN 'PEACH' DISHES
19TH CENTURY
Each with low rounded sides, the interior enamelled with a large peach, delicately shaded with green and iron-red enamels and further embellished with a stylised gilt shou character, the fruit growing on a short stem and detailed with leaves in two tones of green enamels, the reverses with three peach sprays each with two fruits embellished with gilt shou roundels, and the undersides with apocryphal Yongzheng six-character marks
11 in. (28 cm.) and 10 ¾ in. (27.3 cm.) diameter

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Lot Essay

The design on these dishes was inspired by plates made for the 60th birthday of the Kangxi Emperor in 1713. A similarly decorated saucer dated to the Kangxi period was sold from The Robert Chang Collection, Christie's, Hong Kong, 1 December 2010, lot 2812.

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