English & European Ceramics & Glass - 24th November 2015
Lot 443
Three Chinese armorial plates Qianlong c.1750-80
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £420
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Description
Three Chinese armorial plates Qianlong c.1750-80, one with a shaped rim, painted with the arms of Langton of Co. Kilkenny, Ireland, the rim with an elaborate gilt and red border, one octagonal and decorated with the arms of Meares impaling Downes within famille rose flower sprays, the last an octagonal soup plate simply decorated with the arms of Cantillon above the motto Fortis in Bello, 23cm max. (3)
Provenance: from the estate of the late Peter James Rankin.