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In the lower left hand corner is a cartouche with an inscription.\r\nThere are six concentric circles.  Working from the outside inwards they are:\r\n[1] reciprocal trefoils in red, blue and yellow.\r\n[2] wide off-set band with arched forms supported by cypress trees with blue spandrels; each arch contains a circular blossoms on a floral stem.\r\n[3] yellow ground with white ogival medallions, each containing a blue and red flower head.  There are four types of flower head.\r\n[4] red ground with a thin blue meander stem bearing two types of large circular blossom.\r\n[5] a repeat of [3]\r\n[6] white ground with overall fan-like pattern in red onto which are placed large red botehs with a floral stem on a white ground.\r\nThe central circle has a yellow ground.  In the centre is an 8-pointed star in red, blue and white. There are eight radiating blue cypress trees and two blue stems on each side coil to form a white ground vase shape.  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