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497
A LARGE ENGLISH MARKET ARMORIAL
DISH
YONGZHENG PERIOD, CIRCA 1720
497 With the arms of Heathcote impaling Parker
quartering Venables and Carrier, the border with
'pencilled' dragons, pheonix and peonies between
iron-red and gilt bands
14 in. (35.5 cm.) diameter
$6,000–9,000

PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR (LOTS 498-499)
498
AN ENGLISH MARKET ARMORIAL
BARBER'S BASIN
KANGXI PERIOD, CIRCA 1712
With the arms of Walker, four rising sun crests and
a bold foliage border on the rims
13æ in. (34.9 cm.) wide
$2,000–3,000

Most likely made for Dr. William Walker of
Hertfordshire, Doctor of Laws and Judge
Advocate. The 'Chinese Imari' service made
for his friend Lord Somers, Solicitor General,
Attorney General and then Lord Chancellor,
displays in error the Walker sun crest. See D.S.
Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, pp. 38, 73
and 177.
498

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