China, Kangxi period (1662-1722). The dish is decorated in underglaze blue on the show side with two ladies in a pavilion, with floral and diaper-pattern rim and stylized mountain range on the backside. Apocryphal six-character Chenghua reign mark within a double circle on the underside.
Condition: Good condition with small chips along the rims, one with an associated hairline. Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot was acquired by a third-generation member of the Holzapfel family after 1995 and has remained in the family ever since.