A Chinese Export Armorial Tureen, Cover and Stand, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period, Circa 1770 | 清乾隆 約1770年 粉彩紋章圖蓋盆連托盤
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A Chinese Export Armorial Tureen, Cover and Stand
Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period, Circa 1770
清乾隆 約1770年 粉彩紋章圖蓋盆連托盤
each piece decorated with the arms of Stewart, inscribed with the motto SOLA JUVAT VIRTUS and initialed A.S.
length of stand 14 5/8 in.; 36.9 cm
For the arms and an identical tureen, cover and chamfered rectangular platter from the same service, see David Sanctuary Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, Vol. I, London, 1974, p. 576, Q9. The 'A.S.' initials belong to the Hon. Alexander Stewart, 3rd son of the 7th Lord Blantyre.