386 - A pair of armorial salt cellars

A pair of armorial salt cellars Chinese export porcelain Of octagonal form, on a base, decorated in Famille Rose enamels and gilt The interior centred with the arms of the Clerke family, surmounted by helm and mantling, accompanied by the motto "OSE ET ESPERE" and framed by an interlaced link border The exterior decorated with flower garlands suspended from ribbons Qianlong period, c. 1765 (one with restoration to the edge) 3.5x9x7 cm D. S. Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, London, 1974, p. 612