A Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Charger circa 1720

Decorated with the arms of Boone, underside with double ring in underglaze blue with additional mark.

Dia: 17 in.

Note

This charger was made for Charles Boone, Governor of Bombay in 1716, who returned to England in 1720 and was later director the East India Company.

For example with similar pattern and the same armorial, see Christie's, New York, January 24, 2012, part lot 8.

Literature

David Sanctuary Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain (Faber & Faber, 1974), Vol. 1, p. 179.

Provenance

Heirloom & Howard Ltd., Wiltshire, England.

Acquired directly from the above, 2017.

Property of the late Gerry Lenfest, Gladwyne.

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A Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Charger circa 1720

Decorated with the arms of Boone, underside with double ring in underglaze blue with additional mark.

Dia: 17 in.

Note

This charger was made for Charles Boone, Governor of Bombay in 1716, who returned to England in 1720 and was later director the East India Company.

For example with similar pattern and the same armorial, see Christie's, New York, January 24, 2012, part lot 8.

Literature

David Sanctuary Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain (Faber & Faber, 1974), Vol. 1, p. 179.

Provenance

Heirloom & Howard Ltd., Wiltshire, England.

Acquired directly from the above, 2017.

Property of the late Gerry Lenfest, Gladwyne.

The Gilded Age

A Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Charger circa 1720