Lot Essay
The arms are those of an Amsterdam family or guild. It is known from a lacquer seal on a letter dated Amsterdam, 11 July 1752, written and signed by fourteen chief tax-gatherers.
QIANLONG
Details
A large armorial saucer-dish
Qianlong
Enamelled in iron-red, black, green and gilt with a central coat-of-arms surrounded by S-shaped scrollwork and surmounted by a demi-lune, the rim with pendent stems of chrysanthemum, vine and peony (base star crack)
37.5 cm diam.
Qianlong
Enamelled in iron-red, black, green and gilt with a central coat-of-arms surrounded by S-shaped scrollwork and surmounted by a demi-lune, the rim with pendent stems of chrysanthemum, vine and peony (base star crack)
37.5 cm diam.