19th century or earlier, includes two blue and white porcelain Chinese items one decorated in Kwak style and one in an elegant later floral pattern, and one famille rose dish with gilt edged scallop rim painted with pomegranates, bats, and longevity symbols, an apocryphal Jiaqing period 6 character mark in iron red to underside, and a shallow bowl decorated in mandarin style, rim with double fish and Buddhist motifs, gilded rim.

Diameter 10 in. (largest)

From the Collection of Mr. Samuel E. Rankin, Gastonia, North Carolina

Mandarin style bowl with hairline crack and wear and loss to gilt at rim; rim chips to blue and white plate.