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Mottahedeh Giftware - Chinese Export - FREE SHIPPING
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Free UPS Ground Shipping on all Mottahedeh orders!Made in PortugalMottahedeh Giftware - Dallas Museum of Art: Chinese ExportFine PorcelainChinese export for the West was often a riot of color and fantastic animal images. The Butterfly, Mallard and the Eagle join our ever popular Carp and Rooster shells and platters. These pieces feature matte burnished gold and accented flowers. The large and small Carp Platters are adadtions of a Chinese Export platter circa 1750-60. The originals are from the Dallas Museum of Art, Wendy Reeves Collection. The naturalistically painted carp motif has been adapted in a Chinese Export shell dish and monteith cachepot. The Carp Tureen is an exact reproduction of a monumental tureen, circa 1740-60, with salmon-red enamel highlighted in gold is a striking realization of the ancient Chinese symbol of a carp representing success and plenty.
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