THREE CHINESE EXPORT DUTCH MARKET ARMORIAL DISHES

CIRCA 1735

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THREE CHINESE EXPORT DUTCH MARKET ARMORIAL DISHES
CIRCA 1735
Comprising a pair of dishes and a charger boldly painted with the arms of Valckenier of Amsterdam surmounted by a shaded pink falcon crest, the rim with sprays of flowering boughs
11¼ in. (28.5 cm.) diameter, the dishes; 12¼ in. (31.1 cm.) diameter, the charger (3)

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Various members of the influential Valckenier family were involved with the Dutch East India Company and ordered armorial porcelain, the leading family member being Adriaan Valckenier, Governor-General of the Indies 1737-41. They commissioned this armorial dinner service, another, similar, with grisaille borders and also a service in blue and white.

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