Antique 18th Century Polychrome Porcelain Dish Landscape Pagode Dragon

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Condition Report: Perfect condition. Size: 22.8x2.2CM DiameterxHeight

A very nicely made piece of 18th century porcelain decorated with a beautiful scene. Underglaze blue and overglaze other enamels done later in Europe.
We have also added a picture of how a similar original Blue and white dish would have looked like.

This is an example of British overdecoration. Similar to Amsterdam Bont but done late 18th or 19th century in very wild colors. Also added a pseudo mark on the back

Clobbered porcelain or porcelain with later polychrome overglaze decoration done in Europe is a fascinating sub-category of antique Chinese export porcelain. What started as a simple addition of gilt borders, spouts or handles later evolved into more elaborate patterns such as Dutch decorated ‘Amsterdam bont’ porcelain imitating Imari palette, and even more colourful English pieces – with bright green, yellow or purple enamels – produced in the early 19th century. Reason for over-decorating plain blue and white porcelain with these colourful enamels was to make them more desirable and often also to conceal small imperfections or damage. Opinions of collectors on clobber ware are greatly divided as European decoration is often ‘heavy-handed’ and lacks the elegance of original Chinese patterns. We think that this group should not be overlooked because it is an important part of our material culture and pieces themselves are very often completely unique one-of-a-kind examples, making them highly collectable.

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