Details
A Samson famille rose armorial plate with barbed rim, painted with a central crest flanked by a lion and unicorn with the motto 'Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense' on a ground of scattered flowersprays, moulded white slip decoration and spearhead border -- 9¾in. (24.7cms) diam; and a further French famille rose armorial plate with central crest above the motto 'Portis In Bello' on a similar ground -- 9 3/8in. (23.7cms) diam.
Provenance: Allen Collection. See 'Allen's Introduction to Later Chinese Porcelain', A.J Allen, page 30. (2)
Provenance: Allen Collection. See 'Allen's Introduction to Later Chinese Porcelain', A.J Allen, page 30. (2)