Lot Essay
The arms are those of the State of Holland, with the V.O.C. cypher of the Dutch East India Company. The design was probably taken from a silver ducatoon of 1728 with the rim of the plate imitating the ribbed milling of the coin. See D. Howard and J. Ayers, op.cit, p. 104, no. 43; M. Beurdeley, op.cit., pp. 92 and 94; Woodward, Oriental Ceramics at the Cape of Good Hope, front cover, pp. 93-100, pls. 125-127; C.J.A. Jörg, Chinese Eport Porcelain, Brussels 1989/90, exhibition catalogue, pp. 120 and 121, no. 36; G.C.Williamson, op.cit, p. 120, pl. XXXVII; M. Beurdeley and G. Raindre, op.cit, pl. 271, p. 196; D.F. Lunsingh Scheurleer, op.cit., p. 224, no 267, for other pieces from the same service.
A plate from this service was sold in our London Rooms, 18 October 1976; another plate was sold in the same Rooms, 11 and 12 November 1985, lot 305; and a teabowl and saucer, an octagonal tray and a teapot and cover were sold in Our Rooms, 3 June 1992, lots 203-205; a teapot stand was sold in our New York Rooms, 29 January 1980, lot 142; a plate from the Mottahedeh Collection was sold in New York, 30 January 1985, lot 114, and a plate was sold at our London Rooms, 13 May 1996, lot 198
A plate from this service was sold in our London Rooms, 18 October 1976; another plate was sold in the same Rooms, 11 and 12 November 1985, lot 305; and a teabowl and saucer, an octagonal tray and a teapot and cover were sold in Our Rooms, 3 June 1992, lots 203-205; a teapot stand was sold in our New York Rooms, 29 January 1980, lot 142; a plate from the Mottahedeh Collection was sold in New York, 30 January 1985, lot 114, and a plate was sold at our London Rooms, 13 May 1996, lot 198