Two small Canton enamel butterfly dishes with four metal feet and famille jaune decoration 18th century
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Property from a Private Ohio Collection
A pair of two small Canton enamel dishes
18th century
Each interior well delicately painted in colored enamels with butterflies hovering above flowering bushes and encircled by four oval floral reserves on a yellow diaper pattern ground, the exterior with similar foliate panels but reserved on a white ground, the base raised on four short supports and embellished with a blossoming peony spray.
4 3/8in (11.2cm) diameter
Sold for US$ 2,500 inc. premium

Category: Asian Art


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