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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE ARMORIAL SOUP-PLATES
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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE ARMORIAL SOUP-PLATES

CIRCA 1770

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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE ARMORIAL SOUP-PLATES
Circa 1770
Each enamelled and gilt with the arms of The Duke of Gloucester, the motto HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE encircling the arms, below chain-pattern in the well and floral festoons at the border, one with frits restored, other fritted
9 in. (23 cm.) diam. (2)
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Lot Essay

See D. S. Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, 1974, London, p.616. This service was made for William Henry (1742-1805), third son of Frederick Lewis, Prince of Wales, son of King George II. He was created Duke of Gloucester in 1764.

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