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Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Shallow Bowls, c. 1755

Offered by: Robert Morrissey Antiques & Fine Art

Description
Pair of Chinese Export porcelain armorial octagonal soup bowls, arms of Lauder, with motto "Turris Prudentia Custos". The central scene decorated with two fanciful birds within an exotic landscape with rocks and flowering trees.
See: David Sanctuary Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, Faber, 2003, p.340.

More Information

Origin:	China
Period:	18th Century
Materials:	porcelain
Condition:	Fair. The colors on these bowls are as bright and fresh as the day they were painted some 270 years ago. Unfortunately, there is a faint stress crack on one, highlighted in the final photo, probably a stress crack from being stacked.
Number of Pieces:	2-3
Styles / Movements:	Chinese Export, Rococo, Traditional
Patterns:	Animal/Insects, Asian/Oriental, Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	5053987
Incollect Reference #:	843736

Dimensions

Diam.	8.75 in;
Diam.	22.23 cm;

Message from Seller:

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