Asian Art II - 16th May 2017
Lot 310
A PAIR OF CHINESE ARMORIAL PLATES C.1772 Decorated with the arms of Pitt impaling Grenville
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £1400
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Description
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.