China, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Painted in underglaze blue and overglaze iron-red and gold across the show side with flower sprays and a central flower-filled vase behind a fence, surrounded by alternating circular and petal shaped reserves enclosing floral and landscape designs. The backside with two flower sprays and a mark within a double circle.
Condition: With chips to rims and one hairline as well as worn enamels and few stains. Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot was acquired by a third-generation member of the Holzapfel family after 1995 and has remained in the family ever since.