A pair of Chinese famille rose bat dishes

£2,000 - £3,000

A pair of Chinese famille rose bat dishes, each brightly enamelled with iron red bats amidst ruyi-head cloud scrolls, the exteriors with four simple floral sprays, six character Guangxu marks in iron red and of the period 1875-1908, 20cm. (2) Provenance: By repute, formally in the collection of Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, purchased c.1975.