A coral-ground gilt-decorated porcelain dish, China, 21 cm diameter
A pair of coral-ground gilt-decorated porcelain dishes, Yongzheng marks, China, Qing dynasty, 21 cm diameter (damages and restorations)
Provenance: important Swiss patrician family, received as a gift during a diplomatic mission in China, ca 1920, by the grandfather of the actual owner
Condition report:
Dish 1:
Presence of some surface scratches
Some wearing to the enamels and the gilding
The dish has been broken off in two parts and restored
Presence of a haircrack, visible on both sides
Presence of a chip to the inside of the dish
Presence of a few firing imperfections
Dish 2:
Presence of some surface scratches
Presence of some chips, especially one to the exterior near the rim, of approx. 1,5 cm long
Some wearing to the enamels and the gilding
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A pair of coral-ground gilt-decorated porcelain dishes, Yongzheng marks, China, Qing dynasty, 21 cm diameter (damages and restorations)
Provenance: important Swiss patrician family, received as a gift during a diplomatic mission in China, ca 1920, by the grandfather of the actual owner
Condition report:
Dish 1:
Presence of some surface scratches
Some wearing to the enamels and the gilding
The dish has been broken off in two parts and restored
Presence of a haircrack, visible on both sides
Presence of a chip to the inside of the dish
Presence of a few firing imperfections
Dish 2:
Presence of some surface scratches
Presence of some chips, especially one to the exterior near the rim, of approx. 1,5 cm long
Some wearing to the enamels and the gilding