Heltäckande dekor i famille rosefärger och guld föreställande palatsscen med elegant sällskap. Längd 37,3 cm.
Förgyllningen med slitage.
This service, which is unusual in that each piece is enamelled with a different central scene, was known as 'Palace ware' in the early twentieth century, and more recently as 'Rockefeller-pattern' after Governor Nelson Rockefeller, who possessed a particularly fine and complete service.
Lloyd-Hyde, J.A. Oriental Lowestoft, Newport, 1964, pl IX no 16.
Howard and Ayers; China for the West, vol I, 1978.
Pieces from the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Collection are illustrated here.