Qianlong period (1736-95), includes two porcelain plates, the first hand painted to the center with large coat of arms of Walter family Saresden, Oxfordshire and Ludlow, Shropshire, floral sprays of large pink flowers with greenery decorate the wide rim, and the second, made for the Dutch market, a hand painted dish with a red ground crest with three gold gaul heads, two large white birds flank the crest, a crown tops the crest, cavetto is decorated with blue and gold borders and the wide rim has sprays of pink flowers and greenery.

Arms of Walter plate 8 3/4 in. diameter.; Dutch coat of arms plate 9 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.

Harrods

The plate featuring a dutch coat of arms with two rim chips, both with minor rubbing to the decoration.