A Chinese Export Porcelain Large Oval Dish circa 1755

Decorated in underglaze blue with a bullock under a tree, and on the rim an unidentified crest with sprays of European flowers.

W: 14 1/2, L: 19 in.

Note

Only five armorial services are known with this central scene, all are well-painted and of fine white paste, and it is probable that all are connected with East India Company families.

Literature

David Sanctuary Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain (Faber & Faber, 1974), Vol. 1, p. 420.

Provenance

Heirloom & Howard Ltd., Wiltshire, England.

Acquired directly from the above in 2012.

Property of the late Gerry Lenfest, Gladwyne.

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A Chinese Export Porcelain Large Oval Dish circa 1755

Decorated in underglaze blue with a bullock under a tree, and on the rim an unidentified crest with sprays of European flowers.

W: 14 1/2, L: 19 in.

Note

Only five armorial services are known with this central scene, all are well-painted and of fine white paste, and it is probable that all are connected with East India Company families.

Literature

David Sanctuary Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain (Faber & Faber, 1974), Vol. 1, p. 420.

Provenance

Heirloom & Howard Ltd., Wiltshire, England.

Acquired directly from the above in 2012.

Property of the late Gerry Lenfest, Gladwyne.

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A Chinese Export Porcelain Large Oval Dish circa 1755

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A Chinese Export Porcelain Large Oval Dish circa 1755