A famille rose armorial cup and saucer

YONGZHENG

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A famille rose armorial cup and saucer
Yongzheng
Richly enamelled and gilt with a central coat-of-arms, surmounted by a goose perched on top of a helmet, flanked by extensive feathery mantling suspending a banderole below inscribed 'Le Grand', all within a Louis XV-style shell and scrollwork border, the cup applied with a handle

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The coat-of-arms are those of the Amsterdam family Le Grand who had ties in the Dutch East Indies.
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