Pair rouge de fer and famille rose Shou character saucer dishes, Guangxu mark and period (both with chips)
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A pair of famille rose saucer dishes
Guangxu six-character marks and of the period
Each interior centrally gilt with a shou (longevity) character encircling a fu (good fortune) character outlined in iron-red, within four concentric bands of stylised shou characters, the underside enamelled with three scrolling floral sprays. 38.8cm (15in) diam. (2).
Sold for £3,500 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Provenance: a British private collection

    清光緒 紅彩描金壽字紋盤一對 礬紅「大清光緒年製」楷書款

    來源:英國私人收藏

    Compare a related dish, with gilt shou characters on a coral-red-ground, but slightly smaller and with a Tongzhi mark and of the period, illustrated in Treasures in the Royalty: The Offical Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, p.436.

Lot heading

The Property of a Lady 女士藏品

Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art


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