Two Chinese Export 'Tobacco Leaf' platters.  Qing dynasty, circa 1775-1785. Photo Sotheby's

each of oval form with a petal-lobed rim, characteristically painted with a tobacco blossom, a chrysanthemum and sprays of small flowers against an arrangement of large overlapping leaves, the exteriors with four leafy sprays of peony. 2.0. 38.5cm., 15 1/4 in. and 32cm., 12 5/8 in. Estimate 5,000-7,000 GBP. Lot Sold: 16,250 GBP

PROVENANCE: Sotheby's London, 7th November 1995, lot 173.
Christie's London, 11th November 2003, lot 107.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. Londres | 09 Nov 2011 www.sothebys.com