Lot 45
45
AN OCTAGONAL ARMORIAL PLATE

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AN OCTAGONAL ARMORIAL PLATE
CIRCA 1755

The rim enamelled with the arms of Archer impaling Meares, the center with a large spray of parrot tulip, rose and chrysanthemum and scattered smaller blooms, a rocaille border of scrollwork and floral sprigs along the rim (tiny chips at corners, very slight wear)--8 3/8in. (21.3cm.) wide

Lot Essay

Howard, op. cit., illustrates a plate from this service on p. 362 and another in colour on p. 134. See also Sotheby's New York, January 24, 1990, lot 415 and January 23, 1992, lot 454, for plates from another armorial service with identical decoration.