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A scalloped dish, Qianlong (1736-1795)

Estimate €500–800

Description

Chinese export porcelain.

Polychrome decoration with Famille Rose enamels depicting a landscape with an elephant, an oriental figure and a European figure.

China, Qianlong (1736-1795).

(wear to gilding)

12.6x16.5 cm

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