A CHINESE ARMORIAL CHARGER 18TH CENTURY Painted to the centre with the arms of Van Schoonhoven...

A CHINESE ARMORIAL CHARGER

18TH CENTURY

Painted to the centre with the arms of Van Schoonhoven and Geraerds accollee on a dense ground of flowerheads and scrolling tendrils in bianco-sopra-bianco, the rim with an elegant band of strapwork painted en grisaille and with details picked out in gilt, 38.9cm.

Cf. Christie's New York, 18th October 2017, The Collector: English and European Furniture, Works of Art & Ceramic & Silver, lot 852, for a pair of chargers with the same design.