Lot 290. A matched set of twelve Chinese 'famille-verte' 'Province' plates, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. Estimate 25,000 — 40,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's.

each gilt and enamelled at the centre with the coat-of-arms of a Province, framed by two pairs of birds in flight amidst peony and chrysanthemum blooms, the lobed well and foliate rim with lappet-shaped panels variously enclosing figures and vases of flowers, all reserved on a foliate diaper ground, comprising of five medium sized dishes and seven smaller
Quantité: 12
5 plates of the provinces Leuven, Groningen, Limburg and (2x) Frankrijk 24 cm diam.; 4 plates of Mechelen, Brabant, Namen and Henegouwen 27,5 cm diam.; 2 plates of Luxemburg 28 cm diam.; 1 plate of Limburg 30cm diam. 

PROPERTY OF THE DIOCESE HAARLEM-AMSTERDAM, REMOVED FROM THE 'BISSCHOPSHUIS' 

Sotheby's. Of Royal and Noble Descent Including Works of Art from Palazzo Sacchetti, Rome, Londres, 19 janv. 2016, 10:00 AM