A "PORTOBELLO HARBOR" PLATE

CIRCA 1740

Details

A "PORTOBELLO HARBOR" PLATE
CIRCA 1740
Showing ships at anchor in the bay, the flanking forts behind them
8 7/8 inches (22.5 cm) diameter

Exhibited

China Institute in America, New York, China Trade Porcelain, A Study in Double Reflections, 25 October 1973 - 27 January 1974, cat no 37

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Please note the estimate for this lot should read $8,000-12,000.

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Lot Essay

After a medal commemorating Admiral Vernon's victory in the 1739 battle for the Spanish West Indies colony of Portobello. Although similar to the Cape Town Harbor plates, this subject is rarer. An example in the Benjamin F Edwards III Collection was sold Christie's, New York, 26 January 2010, lot 8.

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