Description
Large armorial plate for the English market. Qing period, Yongzheng era, ca. 1725 Decorated in famille rose, in the mirror a split shield with the squared coats of arms of Boothby and Scrimshire interlaced with Clopton. On the banner a growing knight in armor with sword and shield as well as plants and lucky symbols in Chinese style. According to Howard, the service from which this plate comes was made for Sir Hugh Clopton of Stratford on Avon. D 39 cm Literature For a similar plate, see David S. Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain. London 1974, vol. 1, p. 203, no. D2
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Large armorial plate for the English market. Qing period, Yongzheng era, ca. 1725 Decorated in famille rose, in the mirror a split shield with the squared coats of arms of Boothby and Scrimshire interlaced with Clopton. On the banner a growing knight in armor with sword and shield as well as plants and lucky symbols in Chinese style. According to Howard, the service from which this plate comes was made for Sir Hugh Clopton of Stratford on Avon. D 39 cm Literature For a similar plate, see David S. Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain. London 1974, vol. 1, p. 203, no. D2
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