CANTON ENAMEL … 1181. Bowl of elegant form with a rich rose du Barri ground painted with birds and flowers and with gilt dragons on the shoulders. An extremely rare specimen. Height 3^ ins. Early i8th Century. £95. 437. Tray of quatrefoil shape, finely decorated on a white ground with figures in the European…
Art, Asian
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