A Chinese Export Armorial Porcelain Octagonal Platter with Spayne Family Coat of Arms

Qianlong period (1736-95), circa 1775, porcelain octagonal platter hand painted in polychrome enamels with the coat of arms of the Spayne family of Boston in Lincolnshire, having a crest to top of platter with three hounds' heads and topped with another hound's head, three floral sprays decorate the remaining sides of the rim.

11 3/8 x 14 3/4 x 1 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.

Christie's

Good estate condition; with some light nicks to dimpled corners.