Bidspirit auction | Early Chinese Export Armorial Plate
Early Chinese Export Armorial Plate - Carter - Early Chinese export armorial porcelain plate, Kangxi ca. 1720. With the arms of Carter surrounded by a honeycomb pattern along the well interrupted by four landscape cartouches. The rim with a griffin crest and three flower sprays. Provenance: Philip Suval Inc., 12 June 1987; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. Reference: Howard, ”Chinese Armorial Porcelain, ” Vol. I, pg. 197. Diameter: 8 3/4 in. Condition: There are no cracks or repairs. There is one minute frit to the rim. Little to no surface wear. Some light losses to the gilt.