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Two Armorial dinner plates, Qing dynasty, 18th Century.

Estimate
8 000 - 10 000 SEK
760 - 950 EUR
798 - 998 USD
Hammer price
10 000 SEK
Purchasing info
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
Two Armorial dinner plates, Qing dynasty, 18th Century.

One decorated in imari colours with the arms of Pitt of Ewerne Stepleton, Dorset. Diameter 21,3 cm. The other with the arms of Vult von Steiern. Diameter 23 cm.

Chips. Small crazing.

Provenance

The Collection of Esbjörn Kronberg. One with the arms of Vult von Steijern, no 1889. Most likely commissioned by John Julius Vult, knighted Vult von Steijern (1695-1767).
The other thought to be comissioned by Thomas Pitt, Governor of Fort St. George in the East Indies. Known for puchasing a diiamond weighing 127 carats, this stone were later known as the 'Pit Diamond', he sold it to the French Regent.

Literature

Howard, David Sanctuary, Chinese Armorial Porcelain.