Chinese Islamic Export Famille Rose Dish, 19th Century

A Chinese Islamic export famille rose dish 19th century, circa…
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A Chinese Islamic export famille rose dish 19th century, circa 1823-24, decorated with a polychrome border of flowers and leaves against a rich, spinach-green background and with a central plaque in red with Arabic script and the year 1239 Ah (approximately 1823-4 Ad)., the script reads 'For the Mistress of the Honoured holy Mansion of Nawab Begum Sahiba'. Made by commission for the Indian Islamic market, 32 cm diameter. Provenance: Purchased from Michael Backman, Ltd, London. Literature: This actual dish is illustrated in Nuzhat Kazmi, Islamic Art: The Past and Modern, Roli books, 2009, across two full pages (pages 4-5.)

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  • Polychrome - Made or finished in many colours. For furniture, it is used to indicated a painted finish.
  • Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.

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