Serving Pieces
made in China for export, 19th century, bottle-shaped vases with everted and scalloped rims, foo dog handles, and lizards on the shoulders, painted with domestic scenes alternating with floral, bird and butterfly panels, no marks, 9 in., [chip on one rim, the other rim repaired;] covered dishes include two oval, 9 and 9-1/2 in., and one rectangular, 9-3/4 x 8-1/2 in., all with pine cone finials, [rim of one oval dish repaired;] dish with scalloped rim, 2 x 9-1/4 in., [one tiny chip in rim and other small anomalies as made;] oval dish, 1-1/2 x 10-1/4 in., [rim repair, gilt loss] . Provenance: Private Collection, Bermuda Run, North Carolina