Lot 55
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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE ARMORIAL OCTAGONAL PLATES, each enamelled at the centre with a coat-of-arms surrounded by a floral garland within a band of iron-red and gilt chain-pattern in the well, the border with flower-sprays (one with hairline crack), circa 1765, 21.6cm. wide; and a famille rose armorial octagonal soup-plate enamelled with a central coat-of-arms above the motto Probitate Consilium Perficitur and surmounted by a crest, the border with flower-sprays within two bands of iron-red and gilt spear-heads (small rim restoration), circa 1770 22.2cm.wide (3)

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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE ARMORIAL OCTAGONAL PLATES, each enamelled at the centre with a coat-of-arms surrounded by a floral garland within a band of iron-red and gilt chain-pattern in the well, the border with flower-sprays (one with hairline crack), circa 1765, 21.6cm. wide; and a famille rose armorial octagonal soup-plate enamelled with a central coat-of-arms above the motto Probitate Consilium Perficitur and surmounted by a crest, the border with flower-sprays within two bands of iron-red and gilt spear-heads (small rim restoration), circa 1770 22.2cm.wide (3)

Lot Essay

The arms on the pair of plates are those of Dickinson. Cf.D.S.Howard, op.cit., p.511
The arms on the soup-plate are of Renny, Cf.D.S.Howard, op.cit., p.490

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