A CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL TEABOWL circa 1745

the exterior painted on the front and reverse with a quartered coat of arms inscribed beneath MAIMBOURG, and the interior with a central gilt sprig beneath a gilt spearhead border around the rim.  Two hair cracks and small chips.

The Lambert Collection, sold, Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, January 30, 1980, lot 127

7/8-inch haircrack on rim through arms, 1/2-inch haircrack on one side, minute chip to outer rim opposite a 1 mm chip, tiny footrim chips.
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The arms are those of Maimbourg of Lorraine, for which, see Rietstap, Vol. II, p. 132.

This is the first armorial piece Khalil Rizk bought for his collection.