Lot Essay
The arms are those of the State of Holland, with the V.O.C. cypher of the Dutch East India Company. The design was probably taken from a silver ducatoon of 1728 with the rim of the plate imitating the ribbed milling of the coin. See D. Howard and J. Ayers, op.cit, p.194, no.191 for a similar plate and a discussion on the dating of this service. Cf. C. Le Corbeiller, op.cit., p.104, no.43; M. Beurdeley, op.cit., pp.92 and 94; Woodward, Oriental Ceramics at the Cape of Good Hope, front cover, pp.93-100, pls.125-127; C.J.A. Jörg, Chinese Export Porcelain, Brussels 1989/90, Exhibition Catalogue, pp.120 and 121, no.36; G.C. Williamson, op.cit., p.120, pl.XXXVII; M. Beurdeley and G. Raindre, op.cit., Pl.271, p.196; D.F. Lunsingh Scheurleer, op.cit., p.224, no.267 for other pieces from the same service.
A plate from this service was sold in these Rooms, 18 October 1976, lot 179; another plate was sold in these Rooms, 11 and 12 November 1985, lot 305; and a teabowl and saucer, an octagonal tray and a teapot and cover were sold in our Amsterdam Rooms, 3 June 1992, lots 203-205; a teapot stand was sold in our New York Rooms, 29 January 1980, lot 142; and a plate from the Mottahedeh Collection was sold in New York, 30 January 1985, lot 114
A plate from this service was sold in these Rooms, 18 October 1976, lot 179; another plate was sold in these Rooms, 11 and 12 November 1985, lot 305; and a teabowl and saucer, an octagonal tray and a teapot and cover were sold in our Amsterdam Rooms, 3 June 1992, lots 203-205; a teapot stand was sold in our New York Rooms, 29 January 1980, lot 142; and a plate from the Mottahedeh Collection was sold in New York, 30 January 1985, lot 114