An unusual pair of blue and white Chinese export plates Qing dynasty, 18th century, each of octagonal form, painted with a central scene of two dogs in a Dutch landscape, within a floral border around the everted rim, 22.5 cm diameter,. Provenance: W. Van Halm, London, 21 January 1993, 1993/1/21 W. Van Halm. Provenance: The Collection of the late Bjarne Nielsen