A Chinese export dinner service in the 'famille-verte' palette,…
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A Chinese export dinner service in the 'famille-verte' palette, circa 1910 (44). A Chinese export dinner service in the 'famille-verte' palette, circa 1910 decorated with roosters and birds in a garden landscape, comprising eight dinner plates, eight soup bowls, eight side plates, seven spoons, two graduated oval serving plates, eight cups, three sauce bowls (44) the large serving plate 42 cm diameter; the small serving plate 37 cm diameter; the dinner plates 25 cm diameter; the bowls 22 cm diameter; the side plates 18 cm diameter; the sauce bowls 9.5 cm diameter; the spoons 14 cm long. Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE

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