Lot 120
120
ARMORIAL PORCELAIN
A FAMILLE VERTE ARMORIAL DISH FOR THE DUTCH MARKET painted and gilt at the centre with a large coat-of-arms, coronet and the name 'GROENINGEN' (Groningen), within radiating petal-shaped panels of alternate single figures in gardens and vases of flowers (rim frits and chips), Kangxi

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A FAMILLE VERTE ARMORIAL DISH FOR THE DUTCH MARKET painted and gilt at the centre with a large coat-of-arms, coronet and the name 'GROENINGEN' (Groningen), within radiating petal-shaped panels of alternate single figures in gardens and vases of flowers (rim frits and chips), Kangxi
35cm. diam.

Lot Essay

cf. Howard and Ayers, op-cit., p. 118 for similar dishes inscribed Holland and Engelandt. These were clearly commissioned by the Dutch V.O.C., and twenty-three different national and provincial coat-of-arms are known for places in The Netherlands, France and England

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