This antique Rose Medallion dish takes an octagonal form with a gilt-edged rim, its surface divided into alternating panels of Chinese figural scenes and lush clusters of peonies, fruit, and foliage. A small central medallion anchors the design, ringed in orange enamel and finished with its own miniature bird-and-floral motif. The dense, layered composition is the hallmark of the pattern — panels of people paired with panels of nature, all wrapped in scrolling green borders.
Rose Medallion belongs to the famille rose family of Chinese export porcelain, developed in the 18th century using an opaque white enamel that let painters build shaded, dimensional color unlike anything achieved before it.Developed around 1720, the famille rose color palette was more chromatically sophisticated than those that preceded it, and because it included white enamel, artists were able to create gradient colors that gave their porcelain decorations a three-dimensional effect. Among the famille rose patterns, Rose Medallion became the most desirable in the West, prized for exactly the mix seen here: figures and nature in equal measure.
Marked "Made in China" on the reverse. Signs of age consistent with antique item.
Tucked inside every set, a little something for first time Tavola customers — a hand-finished vintage passport notebook. Note the piece, the moment, the person you gave it to. One day these pieces will sit in someone else's hands — and they'll know it came from yours.
This antique Rose Medallion dish takes an octagonal form with a gilt-edged rim, its surface divided into alternating panels of Chinese figural scenes and lush clusters of peonies, fruit, and foliage. A small central medallion anchors the design, ringed in orange enamel and finished with its own miniature bird-and-floral motif. The dense, layered composition is the hallmark of the pattern — panels of people paired with panels of nature, all wrapped in scrolling green borders.
Rose Medallion belongs to the famille rose family of Chinese export porcelain, developed in the 18th century using an opaque white enamel that let painters build shaded, dimensional color unlike anything achieved before it.Developed around 1720, the famille rose color palette was more chromatically sophisticated than those that preceded it, and because it included white enamel, artists were able to create gradient colors that gave their porcelain decorations a three-dimensional effect. Among the famille rose patterns, Rose Medallion became the most desirable in the West, prized for exactly the mix seen here: figures and nature in equal measure.
Marked "Made in China" on the reverse. Signs of age consistent with antique item.
Tucked inside every set, a little something for first time Tavola customers — a hand-finished vintage passport notebook. Note the piece, the moment, the person you gave it to. One day these pieces will sit in someone else's hands — and they'll know it came from yours.
