TWO FAMILLE ROSE 'LOTUS' PLATES QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1760 清乾隆 粉彩描金蓮紋盤 （共兩件） each painted in the centre with a lotus sprig with lotus petals radiating from the centre (diameters: 22cm and 20.5cm) Qty: (2) Provenance: Private collection of a notable Ottoman family in London. The collection is from a notable Ottoman land-owning family, that married over generations into the Sultans’ court. Some were judges, civil servants and vizirs in the Damascus vilayet, as well as members of parliament to the Sublime Porte.