A Pair of 19th Century Chinese Canton Enamel Wall Plaques

the raised decoration in the famille rose palette, one depicting sprays of prunus blossoms, roses and a bird, the other roses and bamboo with issuing from rocks, with Chinese carved hardwood frames.

Both plaques with usual old stress fracture to enamels particularly to the edges with some chipping and losses, small areas of the raised work with losses to the enamel and with some in-filling and touching-in of the colors overall; some small losses to the applied foliate carving to the frames.
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