Lot Essay
The arms are of Scott; a similarly decorated tea bowl is illustrated by D.S. Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, vol. I, London, 1974, pl. M1, p. 362.
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Details
A Chinese famille rose armorial teacup and saucer, Qianlong
the well of the saucer and and side of the cup enamelled with a coat-of-arms and crest beneath the motto Mihi Lucra ('My Gains'), with foliated and flowering gilt scroll bearing cornucopia around the rim -- the saucer 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) diam.
the well of the saucer and and side of the cup enamelled with a coat-of-arms and crest beneath the motto Mihi Lucra ('My Gains'), with foliated and flowering gilt scroll bearing cornucopia around the rim -- the saucer 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) diam.
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