A LARGE FAMILLE ROSE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' DISH, GUANGXU MARK AND PERIOD
China, 1875-1908. The shallow rounded sides rising from a short foot to a lipped rim, finely painted in gilt and polychrome enamels to the interior with a confronting five-clawed dragon and phoenix flanking a flaming pearl amid cloud and fire scrolls, with a broad circumferential line in gilt below the rim, the exterior with three evenly spaced detached lotus sprays. The recessed base with an iron-red six-character mark da Qing Guangxu nianzhi and of the period.

Provenance: French private collection.
Condition: Absolutely perfect condition with only minor wear to gilt and enamels as well as firing irregularities (inspected under strong blue light).

Weight: 1,293 g
Dimensions: Diameter 34 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare a pair of related dishes, though of considerably smaller size, at Sotheby's Hong Kong in Chinese Art on 29-30 November 2018, lot 736, sold for HKD 62,500. Compare also a closely related dish, though with a polychrome key-fret band below the rim, at Christie's London in Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles on 12 May 2017, lot 419, sold for GBP 8,750.

光緒款及年代大型粉彩龍鳳戲珠紋盤
中國，1875-1908年。斜壁外敞，敞口，圈足。盤內繪粉彩龍鳳戲珠紋，四周圍繞如意形雲朵，邊緣一圈描金。外壁纏枝蓮紋。圈足内礬紅釉“大清光緒年製“六字款。

來源：法國私人收藏。
品相：絕對完美品相，金彩和琺琅輕微磨損以及燒製不規則（在強藍光下檢查）。

重量：1,293 克
尺寸：直徑34 厘米

拍賣結果比較：一對相似龍鳳紋盤，尺寸稍小，見香港蘇富比 Chinese Art，2018年11月 29-30日，lot 736，售價HKD 62,500。一件同樣相近的龍鳳盤，邊緣處彩繪雷紋，見倫敦佳士得Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles，2017年5月12日，lot 419，售價GBP 8,750。