TWO FAMILLE VERTE 'FLOWER BASKET' DISHES, QING DYNASTY China, 18^th - 19^th century. Each finely painted in bright enamels and iron-red to the center with a basket of chrysanthemums and peonies amongst various other flowers, encircled by a green diapered border and salient café-au-lait rim. The reverse with three evenly spaced floral sprays. (2)

Provenance: French trade.
Condition: Good condition with little old wear, both dishes with minor glaze flaking. One dish with a small chip at the upper rim and two hairlines, the other dish with one hairline at the rim.

Weight: 1,018 g and 952 g
Dimensions: Diameter 28 cm and 28.1 cm

Opinion: At first glance, these dishes look just like a regular pair. But when looking closer, many small differences can be observed, such as the darker shades of green and yellow enamels on one dish. Hence, these two must once have originated from different sources. Nonetheless, united now they make for quite a lovely 'pair'.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby's London, 8 November 2018, lot 18
Price: GBP 3,500 or approx. EUR 4,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A famille-verte dish, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period
Expert remarks: Note that this is a single dish only, of slightly larger size (33.5 cm), dated to the Kangxi period.


清代一對五彩花籃紋碟
中國，十八至十九世紀。淺碟，圈足。盤中明亮的五彩釉料精細繪製一個花籃，可見子菊花和牡丹以及各種花卉，碟子邊緣綠色的折紋邊框，碟沿呈醬色。背面是三個均匀分佈的纏枝花紋。

來源：法國古玩交易市場。
品相：狀況良好，輕微磨損和釉料剝落。一個碟子的上邊緣有一個小開片和兩條冲線，另一個碟子的邊緣有一條冲線。

重量：分別為1,018 克與952 克
尺寸：直徑 28 厘米與28.1 厘米

專家注釋：這對碟子看起來像一對普通的碟子。但是仔細觀察時，可以發現許多細微的差異，例如一個碟子上綠色和黃色琺瑯處有深色陰影。因此，這兩個碟子一定來源不同。但是，他們還是可以擺在一起成為非常可愛的“一對”。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：倫敦蘇富比，2018年11月8日，lot 18
價格：GBP 3,500（相當於今日EUR 4,500）
描述：清代康熙時期硬彩花開光碟
專家評論：請注意此拍品只有一件，康熙時期，尺寸稍大 (33.5 厘米)。