A sapphire glazed and gold gilted flowers dish late Yuan or early Ming period. There are five protrusions at the back of the dish with no reign marks. Size: 3cm x 21cm x13.5cm. Style prriods:1271-1368 (Yuan Dynasty). Category:Porcelain. Origins: Mr. Lafond 1918 thence by descent. Mr. Bourgeois 1906. Materials:Porcelain. creators:1271-1368 (Yuan Dynasty). Condition: Good. Note: This piece was highly prized by both Mr. Bourgeois, as it was purchased during the dying years of the Qing Dynasty from a local official. Mr. Lafond reportedly paid a good amount for this piece, because Mr. Bourgeois originally wanted to bring it back to France. This piece can be easily mistaken for a Qing Dynasty ceramic, but the blue used here is the same type of cobalt pigment used for blue and white pieces in Yuan and early Ming Dynasties. There are not many Yuan or early Ming dynasty pieces surviving today that are highly prized and preserved so well.
