Sale 8455
London, South Kensington
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8 July 1999
Price realised
GBP 518
Estimate
Two famille rose dishes from a set decorated with ladies and gentlemen in walled gardens of pavilions among plantain, willow and rockwork, one figure climbing over the garden wall, the undersides with floral cartouches on turquoise stippled grounds -- 10in. (26cms) diam, Qianlong. See Colour Plate 3. (2)
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