Botanical subject plate

Botanical subject plate

£380
Reference

2582

A blue and white plate decorate to the centre with a botanical scene copied from an European print by the 17th century botanist Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) showing an iris flower, butterfly and caterpillar.

Condition: rim fritting, otherwise fine.

Yongzheng period (1723-1735).

Dimensions:

Diameter 26.5 cm / 10 12"