circa 1729, rouge de fer and floral border centering coat of arms of Howard quartering Brotherton, Warren, and Mowbray and impaling Bristow, banner reading "virtus mille scuta", 1-1/2 x 8-3/4 x 8-3/4 in.
Provenance: Property from the Collection of Dr. Walter R. Whitehurst III
Literature: Similar example pictured in David Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, Volume I, p. 214.
Note: Label reading "These plates are from a service made for Baron Howard of Effingham, a descendent of Lord Howard, Cousin of Elizabeth I, and commander of the English fleet which defeated the Spanish Armada."
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Property from the Collection of Dr. Walter R. Whitehurst III
pinholes, two small restorations to rim, some rubbing and losses to gilding and enamel, areas of discoloration, tape remnants
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