A Chinese Export chamber pot, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng, ca 1725.

Greve Nöel Danycan de L´Espine (1658-1734/35). He had a military, fighting the British along the coast of Newfoundland, then made a name for himself as an explorer. Searching for sea routes in South America, where he discovered Iles Malouines, now the Falkland Islands. He founded the Compagnie des Mers du Sud. In the early 18th century, he was one of the most prominent French ship owners. He was ennobled in 1695 and appointed 'Chevalier de l'Ordre de Saint Michel' in 1706.

See items from the same service, Christies, Paris, 11 June 2008, auction no 5521, lot 154. Art d'Asie

Antonie Lebel, Armoiries francaises et suisses sur la porcelaine de Chine au XVIIIe siecle.