18th century
Each painted with a central panel of three iron-red carp inside a well painted with lotus flowers and tendrils, the enamelled with fish and underglaze-blue lotus, 22.25cm diameter; also a small famille-rose plate painted with flowers and rocks, 16.5cm diameter (4)
Estimate: | £200 - £300 |
Hammer price: | £500 |
One of the carp plates with some shallow chips and nicks around the edged. Another has one shallow chip around the rim. Some overall typical wear to the gilding and minor wear to the enamels. The smaller plate with minor wear