Bidspirit auction | Large Chinese Export Hexagonal Armorial

Large Chinese Export Hexagonal Armorial Charger - A large Chinese export hexagonal armorial porcelain charger, late Yongzheng or early Qianlong ca. 1735. The center with the probable arms of Carleton. Surrounded by a cell-pattern rim with six cartouches, five enclosing peonies and one with the crest. This plate likely from a service made for the family of Sir Guy Carleton, Lord Dorchester, governor of Canada 1775-8, and Commander-in-Chief North America 1781-3. Provenance: Phil Cooke Collection; Heirloom & Howard Ltd., 28 January 2002; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. Reference: Howard, ”Chinese Armorial Porcelain, ” Vol. I, pg. 258. Diameter: 16 3/4 in. Condition: There are several small repaired chips to the rim. A spiderweb of four hairline cracks that extend from the center of the plate outwards in four directions to the footrim. Small chips to the footrim. A few small losses to the paint layer along the center. Some light losses to the gilt, mainly along the rim.