A LARGE 'BLUE FITZHUGH' CRESTED HOT WATER PLATTER

CIRCA 1805

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A LARGE 'BLUE FITZHUGH' CRESTED HOT WATER PLATTER
CIRCA 1805
In the center the Robert crest of a striding lamb bearing a banner, surrounding him the characteristic four clusters of large flowers and auspicious objects and the rim with typical border, on the sides sprigs of lotus and peony
19 5/8 in. (49.8 cm.) wide, overall

Lot Essay

John Roberts of Bonington was made a director of the East India Company in 1764, eventually rising to Deputy Chairman and then Chairman. The service may have marked his retirement as a director of the Company, according to D.S. Howard (Chinese Armorial Porcelain, vol. I, p. 976) Earlier Roberts had ordered an enamelled tea service (ibid, p. 664) and a blue-bordered dinner service (ibid, p. 717.)

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