Decorated in underglaze and overglaze polychrome enamels on a crackled cream ground. The exterior with alternate panels of intricate geometric designs and Ho Ho birds among tendrils, the inside with diverse scrolling foliage decoration.
DIAMETER 23.8 cm
Condition: With fritting as well as two filled chips to rim, two short cracks to the rim and one to the base, all stabilized with staples. Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot was acquired by second generation members of the Holzapfel family after 1970 and has remained in the family ever since.