Details
Each with the arms of Dobree, one painted in blue, the other with the words 'green' and 'red' visible under the noncorresponding enamel colors, and with the motto SPE VIVITUR
91⁄8 in. (23.2 cm.) diameter, the first; 83⁄4 in. (22.2 cm.) diameter, the second
Provenance
The collection of Elinor Gordon, Pennsylvania (the first).
Acquired from Heirloom & Howard, Wiltshire, 6 August 2018 (the first).
Acquired from James Galley, Massachusetts, November 1996 (the second).
Literature
S.M.Mueller, 'Chinese Export Porcelain Curiosities', Oriental Art, 2000, vol. XLVI, no. I, pp. 18-19, figs. 6a & 6b.
Exhibited
Indianapolis, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Errors on Chinese Export Ceramics from the Shirley M. Mueller Collection, 1 May - 24 September 2000 (the second).
Indianapolis, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Elegance from the East, 26 May - 22 October 2017 (the second).
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