Two Frankfurt plates with Chinoiserie faience. Paste blue glaze. Full-area cobalt blue decoration in the traditional Chinese "Kraak" style consisting of a large main scene in a mirror, surrounded by radially arranged fields, alternating with Chinese figures and ornaments. The underside sparsely decorated with radial lines, stars and circular motifs. Glaze chipped on the rim; one plate defective. Blue line mark on one plate (cf. Graesse, p. 78, no. 123). D. 34.8 cm-41 cm. Provenance: Dissolution of an important German private collection - part II. Two German blue and white faience chinoiserie plates with light blue glaze in Chinese Kraak style. Glaze chips to the rim, one plate damaged. Manufacturer's mark on one plate. Frankfurt am Main. Circa 1680-1700.