Lot Essay
The arms are those of Murray MacGregor, of Macgregor, Co. Perth, Scotland, and was probably ordered by John Murray of the East India Company. See D. S. Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, Vol. I, p.652.
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CIRCA 1780
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A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN ARMORIAL OCTAGONAL PLATES
CIRCA 1780
Each enamelled with the arms of MacGregor and motto in Gaelic, within various gilt bands and lines enriched in iron-red, purple or green
9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm.) diameter (2)
CIRCA 1780
Each enamelled with the arms of MacGregor and motto in Gaelic, within various gilt bands and lines enriched in iron-red, purple or green
9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm.) diameter (2)