A set of eight blue and white plates , EARLY 18TH CENTURY

Sale 2624

CHINESE AND JAPANESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART

Amsterdam

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19 May 2004

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Lot 178

A set of eight blue and white plates

EARLY 18TH CENTURY

Price realised

EUR 1,912

Estimate

EUR 1,200 - EUR 1,800

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A set of eight blue and white plates
EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Painted each with a bird of prey seated on a barren tree and turning around to look at a butterfly, the rim with four alternate cartouches of landscapes and flowers reserved on a washed-blue ground picked out in white with a floral pattern, some chips and cracks
26.4 cm. diam. (8)
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Lot 178

A set of eight blue and white plates

EARLY 18TH CENTURY

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