Pair of round earthenware plates decorated in shades of cobalt blue. In the centre a rock covered in flowers is depicted with a dragonfly perched on the top, surrounded by flowers and lines depicting water in the background.
Around the edge of the plates are 10 round medallions depicting Chinese objects or flora. Ochre border around the rim.
Signed on the reverse for 'Jan Janz van der Laen' from De Drie Klokken factory.
Netherlands, circa 1690.
HEIGHT: 4 cm (1½")
DIAMETER: 26 cm (10¼")
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