A CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE ARMORIAL SOUP TUREEN, COVER AND PLATTER

CIRCA 1790

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A CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE ARMORIAL SOUP TUREEN, COVER AND PLATTER
Circa 1790
Enamelled with the arms of the Duchess of York(?), over the shield a regal crown, within a border of flower garlands and ribbons
12½in. (31.7cm.) wide, the tureen, 14 5/8in. (37.1cm.) wide, the platter (2)

拍品專文

These arms were apparently adapted from those of King Frederick II of Prussia, possibly as a wedding present to the Princess Royal of Prussia, Fredericia Charlotte, at the time of her marriage to the Duke of York. See D.S. Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, p. 640