Framed Chinese Armorial Export Octagonal Dinner Plate, C. 1780

Description

Chinese famille rose porcelain armorial plate mounted in a shadow box. The plate features a rounded octagonal form with chamfered … more Chinese famille rose porcelain armorial plate mounted in a shadow box. The plate features a rounded octagonal form with chamfered corners, and decorated in the French taste (Compagnie des Indes - French East India Company) with swags of flower and gilt ribbons hanging from the double bowstring edging. The cavetto is decorated with a continuous spearhead border and centering on a shield with a lion rampant on a red field surmounted by a helmet. This style of border design–popular between 1780 and 1790–is seen in armorial wares produced for a wide market, including Spanish and British family arms.

China, circa 1780.

Dimensions: 13-3/4" W x 13-3/4" H x 2" D (shadowbox)
8-3/4" Diameter (plate) less