A RARE TRIPLE ALLIANCE SUGAR BOWL AND COVER

CIRCA 1790

Details

A RARE TRIPLE ALLIANCE SUGAR BOWL AND COVER
CIRCA 1790
Linked by a gilt ribbon are the Royal Arms of Britain, Prussia and Holland, crossed palm fronds below
5½ inches (13.9 cm) high (2)

Literature

Published by J M Mudge, Chinese Export Porcelain in North America, p 30

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Lot Essay

D S Howard writes that "there is no indication as to who ordered this unusual service" (Chinese Armorial Porcelain, vol II, p 614), which commemorates the political agreement among the three nations engineered by William Pitt in 1788, an alliance designed both to limit France's power and to keep Spain's ambitions in check.

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