A Chinese Imari porcelain plate, set of three Chinese Imari shallow bowls, a small dish and a saucer, 18th/19th century, largest diameter 22.3cm. Provenance: Michael Trethewey. A Gentleman of Taste. We are delighted to be selling in this sale and over forthcoming sales, items from the estate of the collector Michael Trethewey. Michael had an unerring eye for quality. He was a frequent visitor to these auction rooms, an elegantly dressed, unassuming man who bought well and had a singular passion for old school antiques. We are honoured to be handling his estate and as well as the items in this Asian sale we will be selling further pieces from his extensive collection in our September 2nd Antique Sale and across our range of upcoming specialist sales. Condition report: Plate has no condition issues. Two of the set of three dishes have hairlines, the other has no condition issues. Small dish has restoration to edge and saucer has no condition issues.