Strauss & co - 15 October 2018, Cape Town

92 249 A set of six Chinese ‘Imari’ Export plates, Qing Dynasty, 18th century each circular everted and gilt rim painted in underglaze-blue with scrolling foliage, the centre painted with a rectangular scroll enclosing blossoms and bamboo, the cavetto highlighted in orange and gilt with peonies, the blossom flowers and bamboo leaves to the centre further highlighted in orange and gilt enclosing an enamelled green bird in flight, the reverse painted with sprays of stylised foliage, 22,2cm diameter (6) R –  250 A set of six Chinese ‘Imari’ Export plates, Qing Dynasty, 18th century circular, painted in underglaze-blue with peony branches, heightened in iron-red and gilt with flowerheads and a pair of opposing birds, 23,2cm diameter (6) R –  251 A set of six Chinese Export famille rose plates, Qing Dynasty, 18th century each circular with sienna-glazed rim, the centre painted with a scroll enclosing a spray of flowers and foliage, the cavetto with enamelled stylised ruyi -head border below a band of flowerheads and leaves painted in pink, greens, brown and gilt, the reverse with four stylised foliate motifs, fritting, hairline cracks, 22,5cm diameter (6) R –  249 250 251