A rare blue and white armorial plate for the Irish market. Qianlong
Centrally painted, with the coat of arms of Metge, Argent three fleur-de-lis proper, two and one, quartering Lyon, Argent a lion rampant azure within a double tressure flory counter flory (this is for the Lyon – Bowes-Lyon – family, Earls of Strathmore), with the figure of Justice, standing on a column inscribed with the initias […]
A Chinese cup for the French market (Souchet, secrétaire du roi). Yongzheng
Decorated in the famille rose palette, with the coat of arms of Octavien Souchet d’Alvimart, Argent, a chevron azure between three martlets sable, supported by two greyhounds collared gules.
Unrecorded Chinese armorial tea set for the French market (Boudin de Tromelin). Qianlong
Decorated in the famille rose palette, with garlands of flowers and the coat of arms of the Boudin de Tromelin, de sable à une épée d’argent mise en pal, la pointe en haut, surmontée de deux étoiles d’or.
A massive Chinese armorial charger made for the Right Honourable Spencer Compton, Speaker of the House of Commons
Encircled by sinuous writhing dragons, leaping carp and other auspicious symbols of Chinese mythology, with a bold European coat of arms in baroque style which fills the centre, this magnificent charger decorated in Kangxi famille verte enamels is from perhaps the most visually dramatic of the first twenty armorial services made for the British market […]
A Chinese armorial teapot and sugar pot French market (Monti de Rezé). Qianlong
Decorated in the famille rose palette with the coat of arms of Monti de Rezé to the center of plate.
A Chinese armorial plate for the Dutch market (Berewout impaling du Peyrou). Yongzheng
Decorated in the famille rose palette, with the coat of arms of Berewout impaling Peyrou, the shield in the Louis XIV style, and surrounded by two palm fronds, ribbons and tassels with scroll work, volutes and ornaments in the European style.
An unrecorded Chinese armorial saucer for the French market. Yongzheng
Decorated with the coat of arms of the Fleuriot de La Saudrais, D’argent au chevron de gueules accompagné de trois quintefeuilles d’azur and Lasnier, D’azur à l’aigle éployée d’argent (ici d’or).
A Chinese armorial plate for the English market (Gordon). Qianlong
An elegantly decorated Chinese export octagonal famille rose plate bearing the arms of Gordon for the English market with a Chinese-inspired central scene and border panels depicting rural landscapes in polychrome enamels.
A Chinese armorial neoclassical ‘portrait’ plate for the Danish market. Qianlong
Decorated in the famille rose palette, in overglaze polychrome enamels, including pink, green, iron red, black and gold. At the centre is a large medallion with a wavy frieze framed by gold circles enclosing the bust-length portrait of the Roman goddess Minerva wearing a Corinthian helmet in a pink ground. There is also a pink […]
A Chinese armorial charger for the Dutch market (De Famars and Vriesen)
A large Chinese export famille rose dish bearing the arms of De Famars and Vriesen accollé for the Dutch market. The dexter coat of arms of De Famars is quarterly: 1st and 4th, on a black background seven gold fleurs-de-lis; 2nd and 3rd, on a white background a black rising eagle. The sinister coat of […]