Yongzheng period (1723-35), circa 1724, porcelain plate hand painted in polychrome enamels with the coat of arms of Sayer of Worsall family quartering Woodhouse and Brooke families, decorated along the rim with sprays of fruit, foliage, and flowers alternating, a dragon crest with a spearhead at top, gilt geometric pattern with four vignette panels of fruit to cavetto.

8 3/4 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.

This service was probably made for the son of Exton Sayer, M.P. for Tottenham, who married Catherine, the daughter of Rt. Revd. William Talbot.

A repaired hairline through the center; paper label to underside.