Lot Essay
Almost certainly the double-headed eagle, a motif foreign to the Chinese, is intended here as an armorial device, quite likely for the Spanish or Mexican market
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FIRST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
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A VERTE-IMARI DOUBLE-HEADED EAGLE PLATE
First quarter 18th century
In the center the eagle is supported on a lotus bud and crowned with a floral sceptre-head motif, the well with diaper pattern and the rim filled with fruiting and flowering sprays
8½in. (21.6cm.) diam.
First quarter 18th century
In the center the eagle is supported on a lotus bud and crowned with a floral sceptre-head motif, the well with diaper pattern and the rim filled with fruiting and flowering sprays
8½in. (21.6cm.) diam.