A blue and white armorial dish, Qing dynasty, Qianlong circa 1790.
Decorated with the English arms of Hughes. Diameter 24 cm.
Crack.
Provenance
Esbjörn Kronberg Collection. Comissioned for Admiral Sir Edmond Hughes, with his motto 'Forward'. The other motto Tria Juncta in Uno' is the one for the Order of the Bath. He was Admiral of the Blue and Commander-in-Chief in the East Indies.
Literature
David Sanctuary Howard: Chinese Armorial Porcelain, vol I. Page 711.
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