Lot Essay
See Howard, op. cit., p. 981, for a plate from this service.
Details
AN ARMORIAL PART DINNER SERVICE
CIRCA 1790
Each piece enamelled in the center with the arms of Ponton with Small quartering Cater in pretence, bands of underglaze blue diaper pattern edged in spearhead along the well and rim, comprising:
Fourteen octagonal dinner plates (eleven with star cracks, one with rim line)--9 3/8in. (23.8cm.) diam.
Nine round dessert plates (three with small chips, one with star crack)--7 5/8in. (19.4cm.) diam.
Five octagonal butter plates (one with underside chip)--6 1/8in. (15.5cm.) diam. (28)
CIRCA 1790
Each piece enamelled in the center with the arms of Ponton with Small quartering Cater in pretence, bands of underglaze blue diaper pattern edged in spearhead along the well and rim, comprising:
Fourteen octagonal dinner plates (eleven with star cracks, one with rim line)--9 3/8in. (23.8cm.) diam.
Nine round dessert plates (three with small chips, one with star crack)--7 5/8in. (19.4cm.) diam.
Five octagonal butter plates (one with underside chip)--6 1/8in. (15.5cm.) diam. (28)