Lot Essay
Possibly made for a member of the Martin family, whose armorial service shares this unusual border. See D. Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, p. 645.
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A PAIR OF INITIALLED SALTS AND A BUTTER TUB AND COVER, circa 1785, each painted in green enamel and gilt with the script monogram 'JMJ' within a neoclassical shield, borders of strawberry leaf festoons--3¾ and 5¼in. wide (3)