A CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE-ROSE SAUCER circa 1735

painted with a central floral roundel within a green cell diaper octagonal medallion reserved on a blue enamel ground embellished with gilt flowering vines below a pink cell diaper and floral panel border around the rim. The rim with tiny chips issuing two small hair cracks.

1/4-inch chip on underside of rim at 11 o'clock issuing a 1/2-inch and a 1/4-inch haircrack (may be only glaze cracks), a 2mm chip at 4:30 issuing a 3/4-inch and 3/8-inch haircrack not visible from front, a 5/8-inch and 1/4-inch haircrack at 1 o'clock, a 3/8-inch haircrack and 1/4-inch haircrack at 12 , (total of 11 on rim edge, all tiny), some stacking wear.
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A saucer dish in this pattern is illustrated by Williamson, color pl. XLV (bottom, right).