PREMIUM LOT - RARA COPPIA DI PIATTI CONCAVI Provenance: from the private collection of Andrew and Nikki Constable Maxwell some of the heirs living in Italy IN PORCELLANA DOUCAI, CINA, DINASTIA QING, MARCA A SIGILLO E DEL PERIODO DI QIANLONG (1736-1795) A RARE AND FINE PAIR OF 'DOUCAI' SAUCER-DISHES, CHINA, QING DYNASTY, SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG (1736-1795) (2) 20,7 cm diam., 4,7 cm high Perfectly potted with flaring sides rising to an everted rim, each painted in fine enamels and decorated on the interior with a central medallion of interlaced foliate scroll forming a ruyi-head band enclosing shou characters forming a star-pattern, the exterior with archaistic shield-shaped designs flanked by foliate scrolls below C-shaped ornaments at the rim, the base inscribed in under-glaze blue with a six-character seal mark. Both in very fine conditions, a insignificant firing spot on one of the dishes, visible on the catalogue illustration. Start price : 30000