These were purchased by or for my mother in the early to mid seventies. They are in excellent, unused condition, with original labels, and have no flaws except any that occurred during the firing process.
7.25" round by 3.25" tall, and 4.25" round by 5" tall.
Hello, this item is a Chinese porcelain serving dish with lid and a matching lidded rice bowl, decorated in famille rose enamels with birds, flowers, and foliage, and bearing an apocryphal red seal mark to the base. Despite the reference to the Qing dynasty, the pictorial style, enamel palette, glaze tone, and overall manufacture clearly place this set in the mid to late 20th century, most likely produced in China between the 1960s and 1980s for the export and domestic decorative market. The painting shows competent but mechanical brushwork, with repeated motifs and a glossy glaze finish typical of post imperial production rather than hand refined court wares. The presence of original paper labels and the form of the compartmented interior dish further support a modern, decorative, or semi utilitarian origin rather than an 18th or 19th century imperial or provincial piece.
The condition is very good overall, with no visible cracks, repairs, or significant chips, and only minor kiln related firing imperfections consistent with factory production. Comparable Chinese export porcelain lidded dishes and bowls of similar date, size, and decorative quality regularly appear at auction and in the secondary market with modest values, reflecting strong supply and limited collector demand. Based on current market data, the fair market value for the set as a whole is in the range of USD 120 to USD 220, assuming the pieces are sold together and retain their original labels. Individually, the components would carry lower values, but as a matched set they present better marketability.