Qianlong period (1736-95), circa 1765, porcelain basin, hand painted in polychrome enamels with the coat of arms of the Potter family quartering the Hinson family, decorated along the wide rim with floral garland tied with ribbons.

3 1/2 x 15 1/4 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.

Sotheby's, New York, 2000
Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Saul P. Steinburg
Sotheby's, London, 1967
Collection of Mr. & Mrs. E. C. Marshall

Good estate condition; minor rubbing to gilt; paper label to underside.