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1016 - Chinese export famille rose armorial porcelain plate, ca. 1735-1740. The center with an bee or fly within a cartouche of butterfly wings. The pink-trellis border with cartouches showing the Grimaldi coat of arms. The House of Grimaldi is the reigning house of the Principality of Monaco. Illustrated in Howard, "Choice of the Private Trader," pg. 77, no. 59. Provenance: Philip Suval Inc., 4 October 1985; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. Lot Essay: The Grimaldi family acquired the Seigneurie of Monaco in 1331, eventually leading to the sixty-year reign of Prince Honore III, who inherited the throne at age thirteen in 1733 after his father's brief rule. Decorative motifs like butterflies and the insect were likely included on the piece to wish the young prince a long and industrious life. Diameter: 9 1/4 in.
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Chinese export famille rose armorial porcelain plate, ca. 1735-1740. The center with an bee or fly within a cartouche of butterfly wings. The pink-trellis border with cartouches showing the Grimaldi coat of arms. The House of Grimaldi is the reigning house of the Principality of Monaco. Illustrated in Howard, "Choice of the Private Trader," pg. 77, no. 59. Provenance: Philip Suval Inc., 4 October 1985; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. Lot Essay: The Grimaldi family acquired the Seigneurie of Monaco in 1331, eventually leading to the sixty-year reign of Prince Honore III, who inherited the throne at age thirteen in 1733 after his father's brief rule. Decorative motifs like butterflies and the insect were likely included on the piece to wish the young prince a long and industrious life. Diameter: 9 1/4 in.
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