A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE ARMORIAL DISHES

Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period, 18th Century, circa 1735

清乾隆 十八世紀 約1735年 外銷粉彩繪徽章紋盤一對

Each dish painted in the center with the arms of Lambton impaling Reid of Barra, Aberdeenshire, encircled by the ram's head crest and alternating sprays of peonies and hibiscus within a gilt spearhead border,

22.7cm diameter

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NOTE:

David Sanctuary Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, Vol. I, p. 409, no. P2, one illustrated and the service discussed.

For a similar pair of dishes from the collection of Khalil Rizk, please see Sotheby's, New York, 25 April 2008, Lot 37.