Auction 150 Antiques & Works of Art, Silver & Jewellery

424

An armorial dish


Estimate

400 - 600


Session 2

5 June 2025



Description

Chinese export porcelain
With scalloped border and decorated in Famille Rose enamels and gilt, the centre depicting the Bird family coat of arms - service commissioned by Sir Henry Bird, navigator in service of the East India Company
Qianlong period, c. 1750

Diam.: 23 cm


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Literature:
Howard, David S., Chinese Armorial Porcelain, Faber and Faber, Londres, 1974, p. 323



Closed Auction