Plate Chinese Handpainted 1910s Bird Starling Pinfeathers in Flight Chrysanthemum Asian Gourd Platter Mixed Metals Middle Eastern

Platter Mixed Metals Middle Eastern Arabic Islamic Art Brass Copper Silver Alloy 1920s

latter part of the 19th century

throughout

including original interior label and glamor shot of Cary Grant (so manly) and Lana Turner (such a femme fatale)

Plate Chinese Handpainted 1910s Bird Starling Pinfeathers in Flight Chrysanthemum Asian Gourd Platter Mixed Metals Middle EasternOn offer is a hand painted Chinese porcelain plate with a long inscription on the back, depicting a starling with pinfeathers flying through a clump of chrysanthemums in yellow and pink with embellishments in gold. Extremely well painted and very fine throughout. The plate measures 8. 5 inches in diameter and is in excellent condition save one depression on the rim of the back, which may be something that occurred during firing or a sealed chip. This