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1736(394603)
A blue and white armorial dish, Qing dynasty, Qianlong circa 1790.
Hammer price
3 500SEK
Estimate
4 000 - 6 000 SEK

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.

For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
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