A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE ARMORIAL PLATES enamelled with a central coat-of-arms surmounted by a coronet below a floral garland at the border, Qianlong, 23.2cm. diam; and an armorial plate with foliate rim painted in iron-red, gilt, en grisaille and blue enamel with a central coat-of-arms surmounted by a crest and surrounded by fronds all within a band of cell-pattern in the well reserved with four floral cartouches, the border with a band of Louis XIV style motifs (small rim chip), Qianlong, 23cm. wide (3)

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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE ARMORIAL PLATES enamelled with a central coat-of-arms surmounted by a coronet below a floral garland at the border, Qianlong, 23.2cm. diam; and an armorial plate with foliate rim painted in iron-red, gilt, en grisaille and blue enamel with a central coat-of-arms surmounted by a crest and surrounded by fronds all within a band of cell-pattern in the well reserved with four floral cartouches, the border with a band of Louis XIV style motifs (small rim chip), Qianlong, 23cm. wide (3)

Lot Essay

The arms on the pair of plates are those of Tuffier, of Maine, France. Cf.J.B.Rietstap, op cit., vol.II, p.948
The arms on the single plate are those of Junger of Erfurt. Cf.F.and N.Hervouet and Y.Bruneau, op.cit., p.338, no.14-45 for an identical plate
An identical pair of plates were sold Christie's, Monaco, 17 June 1990, lot 128

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