Asian Art II - 19th May 2011

Lot 1110

A rare Chinese armorial quatrefoil dish c.1775

Estimate £600 - £1,000 | Hammer £750

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Description

A rare Chinese armorial quatrefoil dish c.1775, decorated with the arms of Duff, Earl of Fife, within a border applied with fruiting vine and small squirrels, 12.5cm. Provenance: the collection of the Hon. Mrs Ionides, Buxted Park. The Cecil Bullivant collection, Phillip's, March 1988, lot 318. Heirloom and Howard, 1988. The Clifford Henderson collection. Illustrated: D S Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, p.695.