Lot 49
CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE TUREEN, COVER AND UNDERPLATE
Auction: 28 September 2011 at 13:00 BST
£1,250
Description
of rectangular form with canted corners with crest and motto 'Nunquam Non Paratus' and the armorial of Johnstone impaling Stewart quartering Lorne (Appin Stewart), surrounded by floral sprigs (2)
Dimensions
tureen 18.5cm wide, 9cm high, underplate 18.5cm 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.