Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Tea Bowl & Saucer with Initials MJ

Chinese Export Porcelain Large Armorial Tankard, Circa 1780 The stunning Chinese Export porcelain armorial tankard is circular with a taper towards the foot. There is a coat of arm...

Chinese Export porcelain armorial crested soup plate, circa 1765 The Chinese Export porcelain armorial plate has a flower festoon border at the rim and a spearhead inner border a...

Chinese Export Armorial Porcelain Plate, Arms of Gresley Quarterly with Bowyer in Pretence, Yongzheng Period, 1735 This u...

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...

Chinese export armorial teapot, the lid with gilded acorn finial and the perimeter decorated with a floral pattern and a lavender thread line weaving in and out.. A larger version o...

Lovely tea bowl and dish. Its a marriage, combination of 2 sets. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Type: Plates Region of Origin: China Period: 18th century Qing...

This beautiful Chinese armorial tea bowl and saucer bears the Arms of Sayer. The center of saucer and exterior of bowl richly decorated with the rust colored coat of arms accented in...

A very nice Set of 2 example Amsterdam bont cups and saucers with a lovely scene. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Type: Tea Bowls & Cups, Tea Drinking Region o...