18th Century Style Chinese Export Armorial Chop Plate

Circa 1815 Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain for the American Market Armorial Dessert Plates. From one of two services made for Joseph Smith of Philadelphia (1770-1845), a prosperous ...

Circa 1860s Scalloped Imari Chop Plate, Japanese. The boldly scalloped design creating two cartouches with flowering gardens decoration flanking the central floral urn reserve with f...

Circa 1860 lobed Imari chop plate, Japanese. The lobes elegantly pointed; 4 large reserves featuring Phoenix birds, symbols of long life & immortality. Diapered borders. Central blue...

Circa 1860s Imari gilt Phoenix birds Chop Plate, Japanese. Exceptionally elegant featuring magnificent gilded phoenix birds with demilune reserves of Kylins. Burnt orange & gilt Gree...

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 Famille Rose Plate, Arms of Poley Impaling Coffin, Circa 1755. The attractive Chinese Export Amorial porcelain plate with a shaped wavy rim depicts a central...

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