A LARGE IRON-RED AND GILT ‘DRAGONS’ DISH, GUANGXU MARK AND PERIODChina, 1875-1908. Nicely potted with rounded sides and finely painted in iron red and gilt with two confronting dragons amid ruyi-shaped clouds and flames chasing a pearl, the dragons' eyes dotted in black on an opaque white enamel ground also used to depict their fangs and claws. The design repeated along the exterior walls. The recessed base with an iron-red six-character mark da Qing Guangxu nianzhi and of the period.Provenance: From a Swedish private collection. Originally gifted to the previous owner in the 1950s, and thence by descent in the same family. Condition: Magnificent condition with only minimal firing irregularities, little wear to gilt and enamels, minor fritting to foot, and light surface scratches. The gilt remarkably well-preserved!Weight: 1,892 g Dimensions: Diameter 34 cmAuction result comparison:Type: Near identicalAuction: Christie’s London, 3 November 2020, lot 184Price: GBP 18,750 or approx. EUR 25,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A large iron-red-decorated 'dragon' dish, Guangxu six-character mark in iron-red and of the periodExpert remark: Compare the near identical motif to the interior, and similar size (37 cm). Note the exterior is enameled with four blooms on leafy scrolls.Auction result comparison:Type: Near identicalAuction: Christie’s London, 14 May 2013, lot 281Price: GBP 22,500 or approx. EUR 35,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A pair of iron-red-decorated 'dragon' dishes, Guangxu six-character mark and of the periodExpert remark: Compare the near identical motif to the interior and exterior, and the similar size (33.2). Note the lot comprises two dishes.光緒款及年代大型礬紅描金雙龍戲珠紋盤中國，1875-1908年。胎骨堅致，白釉潤澤，敞口弧壁，淺腹圈足。通體施白釉，釉面光潤。口沿飾金彩，盤心以礬紅彩繪雙龍戲珠，並以金彩描繪雙龍身軀、雲紋及龍珠。雙龍身形矯健，鬃鬣飛揚，展現威風凜凜之態。外壁繪雙龍趕珠，內外紋飾呈呼應之勢，底部礬紅彩書“大清光緒年製”。 來源：瑞典私人收藏，是受贈之物，之前的主人購於上世紀五十年代，在同一家族保存至今。 品相：品相精美，僅有微小的製造瑕疵，描金和琺瑯輕微磨損，足部有輕微的熔塊，表面有小劃痕。 重量：1,892 克 尺寸：直徑 34 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：幾乎相同 拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2020年11月3日，lot 184 價格：GBP 18,750（相當於今日EUR 25,000） 描述：清光緒礬紅描金雙龍戲珠紋盤礬紅六字楷書款 專家評論：比較內盤幾乎相同的主題，以及尺寸 (37 厘米)較小。請注意盤外圍飾有花卉纏枝紋。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：幾乎相同 拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2013年5月14日，lot 281 價格：GBP 22,500（相當於今日EUR 35,500） 描述：一對光緒款及年代大型礬紅描金雙龍戲珠紋盤 專家評論：比較內盤幾乎相同的主題，尺寸 (33.2)較小。請注意此盤為一對。#byimperialcommand