A Swedish Armorial dish, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng (1723-35).

The arms of von Fersen - Wachtmeister.

The service commissioned by the Lieutenant Colonel and President of the Svea Court of Appeal Hans von Fersen (1684-1748) and his whife Eleonora Margareta Wachtmeister af Mälsåker (1684-1748), who married in 1715. Owner of the estates Ljung and Steninge in Husby socken as well ass Granhammar, Tibble and Gäddgården in Arboga Socken.

Eleonora Margareta Wachtmeister of af Mälsåker was one of the investors in the Swedish East Inida Company’s first oktroj. From the decoration and the fact that Hans passes away in 1736 it is clear that the service was brought back on one of the Swedish East India Company’s first expeditions.