A pair of Chinese Canton famille rose export porcelain dishes, marks of Daoguang and probably of the period, each of shaped lozenge outline with gilt piecrust rim, painted with a scene of two maidens presenting gifts to a sage accompanied by two boy attendants in a garden setting, within a border of butterflies, magpies amongst prunus, cranes and lotus, phoenix and peony, quail and chrysanthemum, the underside filled with a leaf green enamel framing an iron red seal mark to base, length approx 30cm (very minor hairlines to rim, minor chips and minor wear).