Rare Chinese export porcelain famille rose botanical and insect plate, ca. 1735. Decorated along the center with a bright iris and orchid bloom with two…

Rare Chinese export porcelain famille rose botanical and insect plate, ca. 1735. Decorated along the center with a bright iris and orchid bloom with two caterpillars and a large iron-red butterfly. The Pronk style border of interlaced floral ribbons in turquoise, yellow, iron-red, and purple. Illustrated in Howard, "Choice of the Private Trader," pg. 78, no. 60. Provenance: Collection of Alfred Morrison (1821-1897), Fonthill House, Tisbury, Wiltshire (no. 646); The Rt. Hon The Lord of Margadal

Category

Asian art

Location

St. Paul