Lot Essay
The arms are those of Poole with Bird in pretence
Details
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE ARMORIAL PLATES
QIANLONG, CIRCA 1755
Each painted with coat-of-arms at the center, displaying three lion masks surrounding a cross-emblazened shield on a cell-patterned ground (rim nick, one cracked and some wear)--9in. (23cm.) diam. (2)
QIANLONG, CIRCA 1755
Each painted with coat-of-arms at the center, displaying three lion masks surrounding a cross-emblazened shield on a cell-patterned ground (rim nick, one cracked and some wear)--9in. (23cm.) diam. (2)
Provenance
Matthew & Elisabeth Sharpe, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania