Finely enamelled to the interior with two gentlemen on a river bank, one looking through a telescope at boats and a walled building across the river whilst discussing the results of his investigations with his companion. Diameter 23.5 cm.
Wear. Chips to rim.
The Toftager Collection, lot no 107.
Compare with a plate like this sold at Bonhams, Export and Decorative Art of the China Trade, 9 Mar 2004, London, New Bond Street. Lot no 8.
Compare with a pair sold in these rooms, lot
no 1072, Important Winter Sale 653. Also with a similar hunting scene.
For a grisaille plate of identical design, see F.Hervouet and Y.Bruneau, La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes, p.100.