Lot 80
A Chinese export Armorial plate, circa 1735,
Auction: 21 October 2006 at 12:00 BST
Description
the rim with arched gilt line with dots, the border with gilt lily decoration, a further gilt spearhead border, the well decorated in colours with an Armorial and motto 'Judge Nought'
Dimensions
39cm diameter
Footnote
Erskine quarterly Earl of Buchan.
The Earldom of Buchan passed from the Comyns family to the Stewarts (second son of Robert II ), then the Douglas family and next to the Erskines. James Erskine became 6th Earl of Buchan as the second son of John, Earl of Marr, 1st Lord Cardross, KG Lord High Treasurer of Scotland. In 1695 the title passed to the heirs of David 4th Lord Cardross and 9th Earl of Buchan who successfully supported the Hanoverian cause. This Service was commissioned by the 9th Earl or possibly his eldest son Henry who became the 10th Earl in 1745.
Howard: Chinese Armorial Porcelain, Vol 1, P2, p410.