A pair of Chinese verte-imari 'Governor Duff' plates
Circa 1720-30
Each plate decorated in iron-red, sepia and gilt, the centre with an embracing couple standing in a fenced Chinese garden, a small hound at their feet and maple branches above, surrounded by a narrow trellis-pattern border reserved with leafy cartouches enriched with lotus sprays, divided by Antiquities
23.5 cm. diam. (2)
A pair of Chinese verte-imari 'Governor Duff' plates
Circa 1720-30
Each plate decorated in iron-red, sepia and gilt, the centre with an embracing couple standing in a fenced Chinese garden, a small hound at their feet and maple branches above, surrounded by a narrow trellis-pattern border reserved with leafy cartouches enriched with lotus sprays, divided by Antiquities
23.5 cm. diam. (2)
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