Details
A famille rose armorial tankard
with entwined strap handle, decorated with a central crest of a demi lion proper beneath the motto 'Nobilis Ira' on a ground of flower sprays beneath a broad underglaze blue border of hatch pattern and spearhead -- 5¾in. (14.5cms) high, Qianlong, (handle restored).
See Colour Plate 10.
The arms are of Stuart. See 'Chinese Armorial Porcelain', D.S Howard, page 734.
with entwined strap handle, decorated with a central crest of a demi lion proper beneath the motto 'Nobilis Ira' on a ground of flower sprays beneath a broad underglaze blue border of hatch pattern and spearhead -- 5¾in. (14.5cms) high, Qianlong, (handle restored).
See Colour Plate 10.
The arms are of Stuart. See 'Chinese Armorial Porcelain', D.S Howard, page 734.
Special notice
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