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Probably made for the Corbel or Corbet family of France, all of whom had arms with three crows (corbeau meaning crow in French).
EARLY 18TH CENTURY
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A CHINESE IMARI DUTCH MARKET ARMORIAL OCTAGONAL DISH
EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Painted and gilt with a central roundel depicting a coat-of-arms below a scroll inscribed CORBEAU, surrounded by shaped panels enclosing plants, a Buddhistic lion and a group of cranes
10½in. (26.7cm.) diam. (2)
EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Painted and gilt with a central roundel depicting a coat-of-arms below a scroll inscribed CORBEAU, surrounded by shaped panels enclosing plants, a Buddhistic lion and a group of cranes
10½in. (26.7cm.) diam. (2)
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