Bidspirit auction | Famille Rose Armorial Pot &

Famille Rose Armorial Pot & Stand - Marshall - Chinese export armorial porcelain coffee pot, cover, and stand, Qianlong ca. 1765. Painted in famille rose with the arms of Marshall of Scotland below the motto ”Semper Virescit Virtus” among scattered floral sprigs. With gilt spearhead bands along the rims. Finial in the form of a pomegranate. Provenance: Heirloom & Howard Ltd., 2 September 2004; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. Reference: Howard, ”Chinese Armorial Porcelain, ” Vol. I, pg. 496. (Stand) Height: 1 1/2 in x width: 8 in x depth: 6 1/2 in. (Coffee pot) Height: 6 in x width: 4 1/2 in x diameter: 3 1/4 in. Condition: To the bowl, there are no cracks or signs of restoration. A few possible fleabite chips along the rim and footrim, noticeable upon close inspection or touch. To the coffee pot, there is a repaired break and additional signs of restoration to the handle. There are signs of restoration to the tip of the spout. There is a minute area of restoration along the rim. There are fleabite chips along the mouth of the spout; additional fleabite to small-sized chips along the interior edges of the spout, particularly visible when viewing the interior of the pot. Fleabite chips along the footrim. To the lid of the coffee pot, there are three small areas of restoration along the rim. Small chip along the rounded hole near the finial atop the lid. Fleabite chips along the interior rim of the lid. To each, there is wear to the gilt and glaze, including losses, particularly along the rims and high points. Rounded and linear firing flaws.