A set of six Chinese famille rose octagonal 'cockerel' plates
Qianlong (1736-1795)
Each painted with a cockerel perched on rockwork amongst sprays of peony surrounded by pomegranate-shaped panels enclosing flowers, reserved on a whorl-pattern ground, rim frits, hairline crack, some flaking of the enamels, some retouches
26.5 cm. diam. (6)
A set of six Chinese famille rose octagonal 'cockerel' plates
Qianlong (1736-1795)
Each painted with a cockerel perched on rockwork amongst sprays of peony surrounded by pomegranate-shaped panels enclosing flowers, reserved on a whorl-pattern ground, rim frits, hairline crack, some flaking of the enamels, some retouches
26.5 cm. diam. (6)