A rare Chinese famille rose Dutch decorated dish, c.1730. Richly enamelled with a scene of the crucifixion after an engraving by Bolswert of the painting Le Coup de Lance by Rubens, the reverse with a red/brown glaze, old restoration, 25.7cm.
Cf. H Espir, European Decoration of Oriental Porcelain 1700-1830, p.198 for another example.
