Large 18th Century Chinese Export Armorial Charger

Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Dish, Pseudo Continental Arms, Motto- "His Ornari Aut Mori", After a Meissen Porcelain Original Service, Circa 1760 The Chinese Export armorial porcelain oval dish with overall Bianco Supra Bianco has a central Rococo armorial coat of arms centered with three garlands with the motto "His Ornari Aut Mori" below. The armorial surrounded by scattered flowers and four shaped gilt bordered panels on the shoulder with two bouquets of famille rose flowers and two of fruit. The motto translates as To be adorned with these, or to die, referring to the three wreaths in the coat of arms, woven of olive, laurel and oak leaves. The three leaves representing sapientia, doctrina ac rei militaris peritia, "wisdom, learning and military expertise." The reverse with a bamboo band with fruit and flowers with scattered flowers to the top, bottom, and each side. The gilt rim on the border now rubbed. Dimensions: 16 1/2-inch-wide x 13 3/4 inches deep x 1 1/4 inches high Reference: The Choice of the Private Trader: The Private Market in Chinese Export Porcelain illustrated from the Hodroff Collection, David. S. Howard, 132-133, for a strainer & Dish from the same service. Howard says this is from a Chinese Export service that is a direct copy of an original Meissen porcelain service...

Very nice ca 1740 Qianlong period plate. Research Needed. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: China Period: 18th century Decoration Type / Colour...

Chinese export armorial Nanking plate with characteristic arrow border in cobalt underglaze blue. China, circa 1790.

Very nice ca 1740 Qianlong period plate. Research Needed. Condition restored section to rim, 1 hairline and some minimal frits. Size 22.3x2.5CM DiameterxHeight Period 18th century

Very nice ca 1740 Qianlong period plate. Research Needed. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: China Period: 18th century Decoration Type / Colour...

An extremely rare and large Chinese export famille rose armorial porcelain charger with the Amsterdam coat-of-arms Qianlong period, circa 1720-1...

Chinese Export Armorial Soup Plate from Marquis De Almendares Service, 1842 Made for the Cuban Marquis de Almendares Ignacio Herrera in 1842. A rare example of Chinese Export porc...

Very nice ca 1740 Qianlong period plate. Research Needed. Condition some minimal rimfrits and hairline selection in base. Size: 23.2x2.5CM DiameterxHeight Period 18th century

An 18th century style Chinese Export Armorial Chop Plate. With multiple hairlines. Dramatic design. Possibly Samson. Early 20th century. 13"dia., 1 1/4"h.

Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Double Crest Marriage Dinner Plate, Probably the Dutch Market, Circa 1755-60 The attractive Chinese Export crested armorial marriage plate has a central design with shields, each with a different gilt cyphers, flanked by angels blowing horns with above a crown. The inner well with a gilt chain design and the border rim painted with four flower groupings. This type of design was made to celebrate a wedding. Dimensions: 9 inch diameter x 1 inch high Reference: China For the West, David Howard and John Ayers, Volume Two, Page 398, #396, for a plate with shield...

This is a beautifully hand painted Chinese Export porcelain Plate from the Qing, Kangxi period, (1662-1722), circa 1700. The plate is of large dinner plate size with a 10 inch di...

This is a beautifully hand painted Chinese Export porcelain Plate from the Qing, Kangxi period, (1662-1722), circa 1700. The plate is of large dinner plate size with a 10 inch di...

Armorial Octagonal Plate, bearing the Arms of Sunnybanck, ca. 1755 Sunnybanck (Sonibanck) from Hasely Oxfordshire Condition some fritting/small chips to the rim and unstable star ...

An exceptional antique Chinese Qianlong porcelain plate decorated in underglaze blue and overpainted in red and green glazes with light gilding with...

Sharing with you this large and highly unusual chinese porcelain charger. This interesting antique dish is decorated in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels including red, green, pi...

The arms are MacGregor of MacGregor, Argent an oak tree eradicated in bend sinister surmounted of a sword in bend bother proper, in the dexter canton an antique crown gules ; crest, A lion’s head proper (crowned with an antique crown). The supporters are Dexter a unicorn argent (crowned), sinister a deer proper ; and motto “Men do and spare not." The Clan MacGregor had been outlawed and the very name forbidden after the battle of Glenfruin (1603) until the end of the 18th century, and the family used the name of Murray. John Macgregor...