A Chinese Kraak dish, circa 1670, painted in the centre with a moth dropping from the sky to a dragonfly, the rim with asters and precious objects, 32cm diameter; and a dish with eight petal shape panels of flowers centred on another and with a further eight lotus petals on the rim, six character Kangxi mark, 36.7cm diameter

Condition Report

The smaller Kraak dish has three small restored rim chips, from two of which issue a 6/7cm hairline crack. There's a glazed rim chip produced in manufacture. There is a small amount of fritting to the rim but nothing too significant. The dish rings out nicely when lightly tapped.

The larger dish has been broken into two or more pieces and extensively restored, at least 50% of the surface and the underside have been overpainted and oversprayed. The rim has the usual fritting but also signs of restoration all around. See further images.