Hand-Painted Porcelain Saucer, Mid-20th Century

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Finely decorated porcelain saucer, notable for its colorful and intricate hand-painted design. The rim is adorned with a vivid band … Read more Finely decorated porcelain saucer, notable for its colorful and intricate hand-painted design. The rim is adorned with a vivid band of cobalt blue, accented with evenly spaced white enamel dots, and edged with delicate gilding. Just inside this is a striking garland-like motif of tree branches, foliage, and perched birds, painted in a naturalistic palette of green, yellow, lilac, and vibrant reds and blues, creating a lively and elegant border around the plain white well of the saucer. The saucer rests on a raised circular foot ring and is made of high-quality hard-paste porcelain, showing typical signs of age and use such as minor wear to the gilding and slight surface scratches, yet remains in good decorative condition. See less