A Chinese Export Armorial Plate Circa 1735

painted with the arms of Sandilands quarterly impaling Hume, Pepdie, Polwarth and St. Clair, the rim with finely painted flowers in blue enamel and gilding.

In good condition, the silvering on the arms is slightly rough and the motto misfired.
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Using at least ten different enamels, this service is often described as one of the most elaborate armorial services ever made (see David Howard and John Ayers, China for the West, Vol. II, p. 412, no. 412). For the arms see David Sanctuary Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, Vol. 1, London, 1974, p. 308, H3.