The dish is in excellent condition, the top is bent slightly in two places. It used to belong to my deceased great, great, aunt and I inherited two years ago.
This painting was purchased at a thrift store on June 18, 2008. An elderly lady in the store who had an extensive art background asked to see the painting before I purchased it. She told me it was several hundred years old and the technique used was "pastel". She told me to be very careful with handling the painting due to its age and technique. The paper on the back crumbled and finally fell off the back. I have a friend who is a Fine Arts Professor of a local Art Institute who I will have look at the painting but is away on vacation this summer. The painting does have a distinct "antique" smell.
According to the inscription on the wooden base provided for each of these two marvelous red jade horses, this set of sculptures is "10/592" cast. The pair of horses rests in a satin-padded case, blue silk on the outside with ivory clasps. Each horse is about 5" long and 3" in height, weighing in at a little over a lb. Each horse also comes with its own individual wooden base, with gold pattern detail on the side. The bases are both inscribed with the casting information as well as the artist's signature, which is rather illegible. The only clear letter in the signature is the first initial, a letter "G." Currently seeking more information, if anyone is familiar with either the sculpture or its artists. This pair of sculptures was received as a gift nearly 30 years ago and has been kept in excellent condition since.