A CHANDOS PLATTER
CIRCA 1795
Finely painted in the center in colored enamels and gilt with the arms of Brydges, Duke of Chandos, quarterly with Gamon in pretence, the rim with blue enamel border enclosed by gilt lines
13 in. (33 cm.) wide
Lot Essay
Made for James, 3rd Duke of Chandos, whose grandfather, the 1st Duke, had his own large and elaborate Chinese Imari armorial service. (See D.S. Howard, CAPI, p. 751).