TWO CHINESE OCTAGONAL SERVING DISHES

TWO CHINESE OCTAGONAL SERVING DISHES

18TH CENTURY

One famille rose, painted in enamels to the centre with a large spray of blossoming flowers, with a gilt floral band bordering the rim, the other with a deep body, decorated with butterflies flying amidst bamboo, prunus and chrysanthemum in underglaze blue, iron-red and areas of gilt, with further insects and flower scrolls to the rim, 38.4cm and 33.7cm. (2)