Rare Qing QianLong/JiaQing set 5 Chinese Green Plates

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Rare Qing QianLong/JiaQing set 5 Chinese Green Plates

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Sold Date: 02/03/2007
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Ethnic, Folk & Native American Art

A rare and beautiful set of five Chinese QianLong/JiaQing export porcelain dinner plates with hand-painted enamels in green and black and gilded rims, "Imperial" Qing dynasty - ca. 1780-1880

This set of five dinner plates is breathtaking, and I think I can safely say extraordinarily rare, absolute Museum Level. They come out of a New Jersey estate and have been in the same family for many generations. The pattern is Nanking or Nankin, which was made in China for export to the English market. This pattern is common in blue, but other colors like green, orange or purple are most unusual. A purple plate is displayed in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. This identical green color and design can be referenced in "Chinese Export Porcelain: Standard Patterns and Forms 1780-1880" by Herbert, Peter, and Nancy Schiffer. ( Book - P.47).

While the basic pattern is the same, each plate varies slightly in composition, enameling, and size. Sizes: two measure 9 7/8" in diameter, one measures 9 6/8" in diameter, and two measure 9 1/2". All five have gilded rim edges and thus are often referred to as Imperial Nanking. T are no maker's marks, to be expected with early 19th Century examples such as these.

Those plates were confirmed as QianLong/JiaQing Export by Chinese Antique Experts. Each plate's market value is around $400 based on current condition.

Condition

Excellent, original condition : T is slight wear to the gilded rim edges of all plates. Four plates have minor nicks to the rim edges (photo No.7). This is normal due to aging. Send me an email if you want to see the details for each of them. NO cracks, hairlines or stains. One has a bottom professional repair (Photo No.6). Guaranteed authentic and antique, these plates are worthy of a museum collection. For the collector or dealer, they are a triumph and could be used on special occasions. An extraordinary and magnificent set, offered at a reasonable starting price.