A polychrome porcelain deep dish, decorated with a butterfly and two caterpillars on a blue iris and an orchid, after a combination of three sketches by Maria Sibylla Merian (1647 - 1717), a Dutch botanist and artist who was particularly interested in the study of insects and plants in the Dutch West Indies. Unmarked. China, around 1730. Literature (similar example): Auction catalogue 'Christie's London, The Dr Anton C.R. Dreesman Collection, European Furniture and Chinese Export Porcelain', 10 April 2002, p. 217, no. 416.Diam. 17.5 cm.品相: PLEASE NOTE a) Our general terms and conditions. Especially articles 2.1 - 2.3. We can email them on request. b) Please check this condition report just before the end of the auction. Up to one hour before the end of the auction condition reports can be updated.