Page 78 - Christie;es Marchant January 18 2018

MARCHANT, EST. 1925

145

145
A LARGE PAIR OF ARMORIAL DISHES
YONGZHENG PERIOD, CIRCA 1735
Each with large, bold coat of-arms of Willes
impaling Broster
encircled by a bianco sopra bianco border
13æ in. (34.9 cm.) diameter (2)
$6,000-8,000
Sir John Willes (1685-1761) was an MP
from 1726-1737, became Attorney General
in 1733 and Lord Chief Justice of the
Common Pleas in 1737

146
A LARGE ARMORIAL DISH
KANGXI PERIOD, CIRCA 1720
With a large coat-of-arms for Thomas Pitt of
Blandford, appointed Governor of Fort St.
George and created Baron Londonderry in
1719, above the motto AMITIE, distinctive
gilt border enclosing the coronet four times
13¬ in. (34.6 cm.) diameter
$7,000-10,000
PROVENANCE
The collection of Phillip B. Cooke with
label collection number 110.
With Heirloom & Howard Ltd,
3 December 1982.
The personal collection of Khalil Rizk with
146 label K.R. Rizk Collection, CEPA 2.

76 CHINESE EXPORT ART