18th century, includes three porcelain tea cups with handles, a pair bearing an unidentified family coat of arms crest, and a single cup with the Balderstone family coat of arms crest.

Tallest 2 1/2 in.

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.

One cup with crazing and small hairline to the rim; one with possible restoration to the well; the others with chipping at the rims and firing flaws.