Lot 44
CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE ARMORIAL ASHET
CIRCA 1780
Auction: 28 September 2011 at 13:00 BST
£500
Description
of canted rectangular form, the crest and motto 'Nunquam Non Paratus' and armorial of Johnstone impaling Stewart quartering Lorne (Appin Stewart), the rim surrounded by floral sprigs
Dimensions
33cm wide
Footnote
Provenance: Commissioned by Admiral Johnstone and passed down to the present owner by descent.
Note:
See Chinese Armorial Porcelain, David Sanctuary Howard, Faber, 1974, vol I, pages 58-59.