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Description:
Export Porcelain Fish Plate from the Table Service of President and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant, China, c. 1870, the center decorated with a polychrome fish, the rim with polychrome and gilt decoration, dia. 8 5/8 in.
Property from a prominent Boston Collection.
Estimate $300-500
Small flakes to rim, one with old gilded repair.
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Keywords
Ulysses S. Grant, China
Stephen L. Fletcher
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Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
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Vice President
Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
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