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Specialty Auctions | October 22, 2020

Thu, Oct 22, 2020 09:00AM EDT
Lot 13

Chinese Export Armorial Plate with Great Seal

Estimate: $300 - $500

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early 19th century, scalloped rim decorated with four gilt lozenge reserves and leafy vines on cobalt blue ground, the center depicting the Great Seal of the United States, eagle carry a purple edged banner inscribed ?E Pluribus Unum?, 9-5/8 in. - Provenance: Charlton Hall, Columbia, South Carolina; Private Collection, Knoxville, Tennessee

Condition

repair and retouch to lower half of plate and 3 in. section of rim, some rim flecks, losses to decoration
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