Lot 4

An exceptionally large Chinese porcelain serving dish decorated with the Fitzhugh pattern in underglaze blue for the English and American markets. The name Fitzhugh for this pattern derives from an association with a blue and white service ordered around 1780 by Englishman Thomas Fitzhugh who served from 1786 to 1800 in Guangzhou (Canton) as a director of the British East India Company. China, late Qianlong period (1736-1795) -48 x 41,5 cm, old restoration to the rim-