Lot 46
CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE ARMORIAL SAUCER DISH
CIRCA 1780
Auction: 28 September 2011 at 13:00 BST
£688
Description
of shaped circular 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
46cm 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.