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Lot Essay
These form part of a series of dishes bearing the arms of the provinces and cities of the Netherlands, including those territories under French or Austrian control, and those of France and England. The spelling of the names suggests they were made to Dutch order and their combination es of dishes bearing the arms of the provinces suggests a date after the treaty of Utrecht which concluded the War of the Spanish Succession in 1713.
For further discussion and examples of dishes inscribed with 'Holland' and 'Engelandt', see D.S. Howard & J. Ayers, China for the West, p.118.
A smaller dish bearing the coat-of-arms of Zeelandt, was sold in these Rooms, 19 November 1996, lot 201.
For further discussion and examples of dishes inscribed with 'Holland' and 'Engelandt', see D.S. Howard & J. Ayers, China for the West, p.118.
A smaller dish bearing the coat-of-arms of Zeelandt, was sold in these Rooms, 19 November 1996, lot 201.