CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE ARMORIAL PLATE
CIRCA 1780
£438
Auction: 28 September 2011 at 13:00 BST
Description
of shaped octagonal form, 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
22.5cm 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.