SIXTEEN EXPORT BLUE AND WHITE DISHES

SIXTEEN EXPORT BLUE AND WHITE DISHES
China, 18th-19th century, two large dishes with a floral arrangement in a basket in the central well, a band of floral sprays around the rim; seven slightly smaller dishes similarly decorated; four dishes with a motif of chrysanthemums and rockwork in the central well, surrounded by a border of the same motif; two small dishes with central floral motif and a floral spray border; and a dish depicting a planter containing the Three Friends of Winter, dia. to 11 1/8 in.
Provenance: Estate of Myra Weiser in New York, some from Sotheby's, sale 6370, lot 320, 1 December 1992.