15.5" diameter. No chips or cracks, only the usual wear. A little of the center background enamel may have been worn and someone retouched it with good matching of colors. Highlights not retouched. This is a one of a kind and very displayable 18th c Chinese export charger.
NOTE 1. This charger is from the estate of Morris Berstein, a well known Boston area 20th century collector of somewhat eclectic antiques which included a fairly large number of Russian artifacts. There were several Chinese exports for the Russian market, and this is the largest piece. It is said that this charger was previously from the estate of Madelaine Whitney Shea.
NOTE 2. The detail is quite remarkable. For example, the cross hatching on the buildings must have been done with "single strand" brushes (see the much enlarged detail pic). The quality of the painting resembles what is found in Chinese imperial ware. Early export ware were often contracted to private kilns some of which were also contractors for imperial ware, especially when quality was required.
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