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A DOCCIA PLATE

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PERIOD: 18th century

A DOCCIA PLATE CIRCA 1745-50, THE ENAMELS CONTEMPORARY OR VERY SLIGHTLY LATER The centre painted in underglaze-blue with a rose on a thorny stem and in polychrome enamels with scattered insects, within double borders of diaper panels alternating with panels of flowers and scrolls, the rim edged in brown (branching hairline crack to rim, some surface wear) 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm.) diam.

PRIX: $5000