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Premier Auction - Session I

Fri, May 20, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 489

Pair of Chinese Export Armorial Plates

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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

circa 1790, central medallion depicting The Arms of Hughs, having motto of the Order of the Bath, reading "Tria Juncta In Uno" and "Forward", with multiple spearhead and crosshatched borders, 9-1/2 in.

Note: For similar example see, D.S. Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, vol. I, p.711.

Provenance: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Sale 3400, Lot 180, September 972 (with original cataloging); Private Collection, Raleigh, North Carolina

Condition

spotting, discoloration, residue, anomalies (as made), labels to verso

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