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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

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
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