An armorial biscuit famille verte sweetmeat dish
Qing Dynasty
The central dish moulded as a star, surrounded by eight petal-shaped side dishes, each decorated with a coat-of-arms surmounted by a helmet and arm holding a sickle, wood tray (tray not matching, small rim chips)
36.5 cm. diam. (9)
Lot Essay
The arms are probably after those of Johannes van Camphuys, Governor General of the VOC in Batavia from 1684-1691.
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