Two Small Antique Chinese Export Blue and White Porcelain Dishes, Signed vintage basket between the top and bottom

between the top and bottom of the handle

a dog with a ball

just great proportions

at 68" long and 27" wide

but so crisp and elegant it almost transcends its "tramp"-ness

Two Small Antique Chinese Export Blue and White Porcelain Dishes, Signed vintage basket between the top and bottomThis is an unmatched but closely related pair of Chinese porcelain Kitchen Ming dishes, hand painted in underglaze blue with stylised flowerheads at their centers and loop and dot borders. These signed pieces date to sometime between the 17th and 19th century. The larger piece is a footed plate and the smaller is a shallow bowl. So pretty, and great for serving or holding little things. The plate has one small crack near the center, as documented.