Pair of “double phoenix” porcelain dishes

A pair of “double phoenix” porcelain dishes featuring a design of phoenixes facing each other in clouds in a central reserve delimited by a double fillet in cobalt blue. This decoration of phoenixes in clouds is repeated on the outer walls. Six-character Daoguang markings under the base.

Height: 4.5 cm
Diameter: 25 cm

Four chips and two cracks on one, two chips on the other

For a pair of dishes, see Sotheby’s sale, New York, September 16, 2017, lot 812.