AN EXTENSIVE CHINESE ROUGE-DE-FER PART DINNER SERVICE

C.1790

Comprising: an oval soup tureen, cover and stand, eight soup plates, nine side plates, twenty-two circular plates, two rectangular tureens and covers, four deep oval dishes, an oval dish, and a large oval dish with a pierced strainer, all decorated with figural scenes, landscape panels and cartouches enclosing birds, 40.6cm max. (53)

Provenance: from a deceased estate, Hampshire, purchased from Christie's London, The China Trade Sale, 5th April 2000, lot 111. A copy of the invoice is available.