two-chinese-export-porcelain-armorial-dishes
Lot 3121
Two Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Dishes
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Qianlong period (1736-95), includes a charger hand painted with the Coat of Arms of Newcastle-upon-Tyne to the center, the wide rim with floral garland, and a scalloped rim bowl with two armorial crests made for the Belgian market.

The smaller dish 9 in. diameter; The larger dish 12 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.

The smaller dish with minor nicks to the rim. The larger dish with repairs.