Chinese Export Porcelain Plate Depicting "The Cherry Pickers,"

Description:

Chinese Export Porcelain Plate Depicting "The Cherry Pickers," 1736-1795, made for the European market, painted in a Mandarin palette, depicting a youth standing on a ladder propped against a cherry tree, handing the fruit to two ladies below, one gathering the cherries in her apron, the other seated beside a nearby dog, the rim with chain border, (minor enamel loss),dia. 10 1/4 in.

Provenance: Estate of Peter Rosenberg.
Estimate $300-500

Scattered small enamel losses on foliage and figures' garments.


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