A PAIR OF CHINESE ARMORIAL PLATES C.1772 Decorated with the arms of Pitt impaling Grenville

A PAIR OF CHINESE ARMORIAL PLATES

C.1772

Decorated with the arms of Pitt impaling Grenville, flanked by a lion and a stag with the motto Benigno Numine (By the Favour of the Heavens), the rims with flower sprays, coronetted initials and further crests of storks and anchors, 22.5cm. (2)

Cf. D S Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, vol.1, p.404 for more information about the history of this service. For a plate from this service, see the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, accession no.C.71-1932.