A pair of Dutch Delft blue and white 'herring' dishes, 18th C.

L.: 29 cm

Condition: (UV-checked)
- The first with two restored breaks to the right half and four restored rim chips, one of these to the lower tip of the tail.
- The second also with a restored break in the right half, restoration to both tips of the tail and a further few smaller touch-ups along the rim.

Each marked with a flower on the back for the 'De Roos' workshop, Delft, 2nd quarter 18th C.

Provenance: (by repute) The collection of a French noble family in Paris, where they have been held in the same family for at least four generations.