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Chinese Export Porcelain American Market Shallow Bowl browse these categories for related items... Directory: Antiques:Decorative Art:Ceramics:Chinese Export: Pre 1900: Item # 468217
Kensington House Antiques Kensington Maryland (301)942-0955 Guest Book $195 |
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A handsome Chinese export porcelain shallow bowl decorated in blue and orange enamels with gilt highlights. This pattern, distinguished by gilt stars against a dark blue background, was made for the American market was not very common. The blue border is pierced by reserves, some of which are decorated with gilt floral sprigs that echo the floral decoration in the bowl’s center. The wide border is flanked with orange and gilt lines and the rim is finished with a Greek key border. The outer rim is decorated with a narrow blue band covered with gilt stars. The overall shape is typically 18th century. Origin: China, ca. 1780. Condition: good, a very tight hairline visible from the back, a couple of rubs to the enamel from being in a plate stand. Size: 9-1/2” diameter; 1-9/16” high. |
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