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A LARGE FAMILLE ROSE ARMORIAL OVAL CHARGER However It has also been suggested, by Elinor Gordon among others,
Qianlong period, circa 1750 that these might have been arms used by Harry Lee II (1730-1787) of
Brightly enameled at the center with a coat-of-arms within rococo Westmoreland County, Virginia Colony in America. The crest is similar,
mantling, and the crest apparently of a red squirrel, the well with a cell- and the checkered motif also features in the arms of Lee.
pattern band, the border with flower sprays divided by gilt flowerheads
at the compass points. To complicate the attribution, the division of the blazon in half is similar
16 1/2in (42cm) diam in style to the bearing used in some Portuguese armorials, and these
dishes are known to have been formerly in a Portuguese collection, but
$1,500 - 2,500 they remain unidentified.
乾隆時期 約1740年 為歐洲市場製粉彩描金盾徽橢圓大盤 Reference: Huitfeldt, 1993, p. 143, for a large, pierced basket from this
service, the arms are unidentified, but the author suggests they may
The arms are unknown, but the style of the mantling and the shield be English.
suggests that this was a commission from a Dutch or Scandinavian
family. It is most likely copied from a bookplate.
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