A pair of Chinese armorial octagonal plates c.1770

A pair of Chinese armorial octagonal plates c.1770, painted with a coat of arms believed to be for Shepheard beneath the motto Mean Harm to None, the wells with sprays of famille rose flowers, further sprigs to the rims within gilt spearhead borders, some chipping, 23.5cm. (2)

Provenance: from the estate of the late Christopher Sheppard. Paper labels for the Diana Edwards Collection.

Cf. D S Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, Vol. I, p.522, P.24.