circa 1728, depicting the arms of Bromley, shield form with red and gilt border, further surrounded with blue and white border, the opposite side depicting the crest of Bromley of Horseheath Hall, a demi lion rampant emerging from a gilt crown, holding a red banner with gilt lion passant, in pretense Wyndham, blue shield with three gilt lion's heads, alternating with sprays of squash, scrolls, and flowers, gilt and iron red borders, 4-1/2 in.

Note: "William Bromley of Holt Castle, born in 1656, was M.P. for Worcester, and Mary his daughter became sole heiress, marrying in 1704 a distant cousin, John Bromley of Horseheath Hall, Cambridge, and leaving at his decease in 1718 an only son.

Henry Bromley of Horseheath Hall and Holt Castle, born 1705, married about 1728 Frances, sister and sole heir of Sir Francis Wyndham, Bt., of Trent, Somerset. He was M.P. for the county of Cambridge from 1727 to 1741, when he became Lord Montfort, Baron of Horseheath. He died in 1755 and was succeeded by his only son, but the barony became extinct in 1851."

Chinese Armorial Porcelain Volume I, David S. Howard, Faber & Faber, 31 May 1974, p. 209.

Provenance: E. Clive Rouse Collection, England; Heirloom & Howard, Ltd, UK, March 1999; Christopher M. Weld, Essex, Massachusetts

spotting, discoloration, wear to gilt and paint decoration, scratching, anomalies (as made), break around base restored to exterior and interior, blacklight fluoresces to handle and restored base