A Chinese export shell-shaped dish
Circa 1800
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A Chinese export shell-shaped dish Circa 1800

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A Chinese export shell-shaped dish
Circa 1800
painted in coloured enamels and gilt with a central crest bearing the motto 'Nunquam non paratus', on a ground of scattered flower sprays and foliage, painted in sepia tones and gilt -- 9in. (23cms) long.
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The arms are of Johnstone impaling D'Aguilar. See 'Chinese Armorial Porcelain', D.S Howard, page 839.
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