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Meissen porcelain candelabras and clock, 19th century

Ming dynasty: globular jar

Medici soft-paste porcelain bottle, Florence, c. 1580; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Chantilly porcelain

Porcelain bottle decorated with a sang de boeuf, or flambé glaze, 18th century, Qing dynasty; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

Figure 133: Grey Bands, porcelain service designed by Wilhelm Kage for the Gustavsberg factory.

Imari ware plate

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