A Set of Seven 18th Century Qianlong Period Chinese Export Plates
£950
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A set of seven late eighteenth century blue and white Chinese Export porcelain side plates, each decorated with a landscape and geometric borders.
Qianlong Period (1736-1796)
Minor rim frits
Plates such as these were exported from China to Europe in the eighteenth century. They formed part of elaborate dining services in grand houses, whose owners paid vast sums for the privilege of eating from Chinese porcelain.
