Lot 48

CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE WARES
CIRCA 1780

Auction: 28 September 2011 at 13:00 BST
£438
Description
each with the crest and motto 'Nunquam Non Paratus' and the armorial of Johnstone impaling Stewart quartering Lorne (Appin Stewart), surrounded by floral sprigs, comprising: a circular dish, 28cm wide, an octagonal bowl, 23cm wide, a circular sugar bowl, 11cm wide and a sauceboat with scalloped rim, 19cm wide (4)
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.
