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Thousand Butterfly Plate

Pair, 19th Century Chinese Export "Thousand Butterfly" Porcelain Plates 9.5"
Pair, 19th Century Chinese Export "Thousand Butterfly" Porcelain Plates 9.5"

Pair, 19th Century Chinese Export "Thousand Butterfly" Porcelain Plates 9.5"

Located in Atlanta, GA

Chinese, early 19th century. A pair of Chinese export porcelain "Thousand Butterfly" pattern

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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

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H 8.5 in Dm 1 in

Thousand Butterfly Plate

Located in Wilson, NC

This plate is marked made in China, which dates it after 1919.

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Vintage 1920s Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

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