Lot Essay
A plate in this same pattern but with differing crest or shield was in the collection of Dr. Robert Doyle, sold Christie's New York, 23 January 2001, lot 147
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CIRCA 1710-20
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A PAIR OF EARLY CRESTED PLATES
Circa 1710-20
At the top of the rim a blue ground shaped cartouche enclosing a gilt lion and bordered in green, surrounded by a gilt-ground border of iron-red and green peony vine, the center with a formal arrangement of lotus vine and pomegranates in Imari colors
8 5/8in. (21.9cm.) diam. (2)
Circa 1710-20
At the top of the rim a blue ground shaped cartouche enclosing a gilt lion and bordered in green, surrounded by a gilt-ground border of iron-red and green peony vine, the center with a formal arrangement of lotus vine and pomegranates in Imari colors
8 5/8in. (21.9cm.) diam. (2)