A PAIR OF 'BUTTERFLY AND FLOWERS' PAINTED ENAMEL DISHES18th centuryEach decorated with a central panel depicting a bat and a butterfly with sprays of peonies and prunus, the border with a pink diaper motif, the cavetto with Indian lotus scroll on a yellow background, the exterior with a Buddhist emblems scroll, the base with a blue phoenix roundel surrounded by with five bats.21.5cm (8 1/2in) diam. (2).For further information on this lot please visit theCondition Report: General signs of rub and wear. One of the two more worn than the other, with scattered black pitting and loss of brilliance to the enamels. The most worn dish has a retouch to the exterior mouth rim, approx.. 3.5cm long, and another one to the foot rim, approx. 5cm long, with a chip to the enamel.Light craquelure the enamel, scratched areas mostly to the exterior.Provenance: Provenance: Chait Galleries New York label.