A set of eight Chinese Imari porcelain dishes, 18th century, diameter 22.5cm. 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: One plate broken. One has three hairlines to the border. Two have a chip and a 5cm hairline. One has chips on the edge. One has two hairlines and chips to the edge. One has a repair and hairline. Many have nibbles to the rims.