A massive Chinese blue and white 'rice grain' dinner service

20th century

Part transfer-printed and part hand-painted; comprising: two circular tureens and covers, 26cm diameter each; a teapot and cover, 23.5cm wide; a slightly smaller teapot and cover, unmarked, 23cm wide; two oval serving plates with central dragon design, 36cm and 30.7cm wide; two sugar pots and covers, 18.5cm and 18cm wide across handles; a gravy boat, 19cm wide; a pair of 'ginger' jars and covers, 11cm high; two further sauce boats, 16.3cm and 15.8cm wide; four salts, each about 6cm high; two large serving spoons, 22cm and 21.5cm long; twenty-three table spoons, each approx. 14cm long; and a further table spoon, 14.3cm long; ten handled tea cups, each approx. 11cm wide; a pair of ashtrays, 8.4cm square each; eight small bowls with dragon medallions, each 9.2cm diameter; ten slightly larger bowls of the same design, each approx. 10.6cm diameter; ten slightly larger bowls, two of which with floral rather than dragon medallions, 12.6cm diameter; one further bowl of 16.8cm diameter; three similar bowls of 20.6cm diameter; four rectangular sauce dishes with middle parting, 8.3cm x 8cm each; eleven small circular sauce plates with dragon medallions, 6.7cm diameter; a shaped oval serving dish with dragon medallion, 20cm wide; six cups with floral medallion,  7.5cm diameter, and one cup stand, 11.3cm diameter; eight saucers with central dragons, 10cm diameter each; twelve slightly larger 'dragon' saucers, 14cm diameter; another large oval 'dragon' serving plate, 41.3cm wide; twelve further 'dragon' plates of approx. 19cm diameter each; twelve further plates of the same design, of approx.18cm diameter each; nine further 'dragon' plates of approx. 23cm diameter each; ten deep plates of the same design, approx. 22.7cm diameter; thirteen 'dragon' plates of approx. 25.4cm diameter; and one 'floral' bowl, 10.7cm diameter, and cover, 9.5cm diameter, and two saucers, 15cm diameter (190).

Lot sold as seen.

二十世紀 青花餐具一組