A pair of famille rose 'butterfly' dishes, 20th century each…
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A pair of famille rose 'butterfly' dishes, 20th century each painted with a central butterfly medallion within a frieze of further butterflies interspersed with flowering sprays around the ogee-shaped sides, scalloped gilt-edged rim, the base inscribed in iron-red with an apocryphal seal mark of Daoguang, fitted box 13.5 cm diameter

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  • Frieze - An architectural term denoting the flat, shaped or convex horizontal surface of furniture, between the architrave and the cornice, usually found on a cabinet or bookcase, or on desks and tables where it may include drawers, the area between the top and the legs. In ceramics, the term refers to the banding, of usually a repeating pattern, on the rims of plates and vases.

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