Lot 156

Large Chinese Export Zhangzhou (Swatow) Porcelain Dish

Estimate: $400 - $600

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Wanli period, large central medallion painted with a bird perched on a blossoming peony branch, surrounded by six floral cartouches reserved on a washed blue diaper pattern ground, 4 x 18-3/4 in.

Provenance: According to consignor notes, purchased from Olympia Antiques Fair, London, June 2002, for $1,350; Collection of JoAnn and Whit Whitley, North Carolina

Note: For a similar example see Bonham's London, Asian Art, October 30, 2023, Lot 76, sold for GBP 1,792 (including buyer's premium)

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According to consignor notes, purchased from Olympia Antiques Fair, London, June 2002, for $1,350; Collection of JoAnn and Whit Whitley, North Carolina

with allover deep crazing, hairlines, chips to rim, spotting, accretion, discoloration, anomalies (as made)