Lot 78

TWO PAINTED CANTON ENAMEL CIRCULAR PLATES
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY




Auction: 17 May 2024 from 10:00 BST
£1,386
Description
清 廣東銅胎畫琺瑯人物圓盤(共兩件)
one plate painted on the interior with a seated couple looking at a boy flanked by his nanny and a crane, the exterior adorned with three dragons against a yellow ground, the base painted with a stylised blue dragon motif; the other painted with a seated high-rank officer accompanied by other standing officers, receiving respect from two young kneeling officers on the mat, the plate supported on three rectangular feet, the base painted with double gourds on tendrils in blue (2)
Dimensions
23.5cm and 25.6cm diameter
Provenance
Private collection, Cambridgeshire



