Sale 12175
New York
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16 September 2016
Price realised
USD 35,000
Estimate
EIGHT FAMILLE ROSE 'PEACH' DISHES GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1875-1908) Each dish with rounded sides is decorated on the interior with a peach tree bearing nine peaches and on the exterior with three foliate sprays, all below a gilded rim. 5 ¾ in. (14.6 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Private European collection, acquired in Hong Kong, circa 1950s.
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