Lot Essay
The arms are those of the English family Lowndes. See D. Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, London, 1974, p. 348, fig. L1.
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YONGZHENG
Details
An armorial cup and saucer and a set of three cups and saucers
Yongzheng
Decorated with a coat-of-arms within rich feathery mantling, surmounted by a dog's head above a helmet, encircled by a Louis XV-style border en grisaille and gilt, rim crack, the saucer broken; and a set of three famille rose cups and saucers enamelled with a phoenix and bird (7)
Yongzheng
Decorated with a coat-of-arms within rich feathery mantling, surmounted by a dog's head above a helmet, encircled by a Louis XV-style border en grisaille and gilt, rim crack, the saucer broken; and a set of three famille rose cups and saucers enamelled with a phoenix and bird (7)
Special notice
Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20% (VAT inclusive) for this lot.