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Description:
Chinese export porcelain octagonal plate with chamfered corners decorated in iron red, black, blue, green, and gilding. Center decoration has gilt and iron red linked initials "A" and "B". Iron red and gilt double chain at well. At top of rim coat of arns of hand holding a heart with the motto "The heart is all". No references found. Border at edge gilt spearhead.

Subjects:
Pottery; Enamel and enameling; glaze (coating by location); polychrome; Porcelain

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