PERIOD: 18th century
A CHINESE EXPORT PLATE CIRCA 1745 LOT 155 A CHINESE EXPORT PLATE CIRCA 1745 4,000—6,000 USD REGISTER FOR A PADDLE READ CONDITION REPORT TRACK LOT EMAIL THIS LOT TO A FRIEND BUY CATALOGUE CONVERT CURRENCY KEY TO LOT SYMBOLS MEASUREMENTS measurements diameter 9 1/8 in. alternate measurements 23.1 cm DESCRIPTION painted in grisaille heightened in iron-red and brown with 'The Tailor and his Wife,' depicting a frock-coated gentleman walking beside his wife seated on a goat and being followed by a putto carrying a basket of flowers in a hilly landscape, the cavetto with a gilt blossom and scroll border, and the rim with four panels of dogs chasing a boar or a stag within strapwork and foliate scrolls perched upon by two pairs of spread-winged birds. Chip beneath the rim edge
PRIX: $5000