Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Kangxi period (1662-1722), circa 1710, porcelain octagonal shaped plate, hand painted in Imari palette with the coat of arms featuring crows and a scroll above inscribed Corbeau, probably from a set made for the Corbel or Corbet family of France, all of whom had coat of arms with three crows (corbeau meaning crow in French).
10 1/2 in. diameter
Private Collection, Virginia Beach, Virginia Collected by the consignor and her husband with the guidance of David Sanctuary Howard, who literally wrote the book on Chinese Armorial porcelain. The couple began collecting during the 1970s from galleries and auction houses across Europe and the United States, and even from Howard himself. This collection is a very special offering of some rare and wonderful pieces collected over a lifetime with great care and passion.
For another plate from this set see Christie's, Lot 220, Jan 20, 2004.
Repair to the rim, minor rubbing to the gilt highlights; paper label to reverse.