Lot Essay
The arms are those of Anderson impaling Johnson. Cf. D. S. Howard, op. cit., p. 720
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A FAMILLE ROSE ARMORIAL DINNER-SERVICE enamelled with a central coat-of-arms surrounded by a floral garland, within bands underglaze-blue spear-heads and trellis-pattern, comprising:
an oval dish, 41cm. wide
a pair of oval dishes, 36.5cm. wide
an oval dish, 32.4cm. wide
a pair of oval dishes, 29cm. wide
three oval dishes, 25.6cm. wide
three deep dishes, 24cm. diam.
a pair of foliate sauce-boats and stands, the stands 19.2cm. wide
twenty-seven plates, 24cm. diam.
sixteen soup-plates, 24cm. diam.
six dessert-plates, 15.2cm. diam.
six small dishes, 15.4cm. diam.
(minor damage), circa 1790
an oval dish, 41cm. wide
a pair of oval dishes, 36.5cm. wide
an oval dish, 32.4cm. wide
a pair of oval dishes, 29cm. wide
three oval dishes, 25.6cm. wide
three deep dishes, 24cm. diam.
a pair of foliate sauce-boats and stands, the stands 19.2cm. wide
twenty-seven plates, 24cm. diam.
sixteen soup-plates, 24cm. diam.
six dessert-plates, 15.2cm. diam.
six small dishes, 15.4cm. diam.
(minor damage), circa 1790