Serving bowl

Production date
1736-1796
Description
Bowl on raised foot: exterior with powder blue ground decorated with two gilded 4-toed dragons; interior with white ground - large circular medallion in base, of orange and gilt flowers and green leaves on a green ground framed by brick-red lines beneath a scrolled border; rim border of brick-red honeycomb and flowerhead panels within a frieze of a cicada, a long-tailed bird, a fish and a butterfly.
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Dimensions (Dia x Thickness): 96 x 242mm
Current rights code
Other Id
64
1702
Accession number
2008.86.112
Marks and Inscriptions
Marks/Inscriptions: 19/ From Mr G. B. Williams/ £9—; Type of mark: Inscription; Method: Hand-written; Notes: rectangular paper label with red border and serrated edge; price and owner information (Geoffrey Williams) - possibly repair cost.

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