18th Century Chinese Export Armorial Plates
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Two Chinese export armorial plates, 18th century, the first of octagonal form, decorated to the centre with flowers and butterfly with floral sprays to three of the sides and the crest of Baynton to the top. Made for William Bayntun (sic) of greys Inn, London, circa 1750. The second circular with a scalloped rim, having rococo scrolls in gilt and iron red, and bearing and the arms of Mackintosh of that Ilk beaneth their crest and motto 'Touch not the cat but a glove'. From a service made for Angus Mackintosh, the 22nd chief of the clan, who married Anne Farquharson, circa 1755. The John scarce collection, 23 cm and 22.5 cm diameter, Literature: for similar examples of the armorial plates please see David Sanctuary Howard 'Chinese armorial Porcelain', Vol 2, page 218 and page 254. Approximately 668 gms total weight for two plates.
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- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- Armorial / Armourial - Bearing a coat of arms. Coats of arms came into general use by feudal lords and knights in in the 12th century, and by the 13th century, arms had spread beyond their initial battlefield use to become a flag or emblem for families in the higher social classes of Europe. They were inherited from one generation to the next. When a family crest is used on individual items of silver or furniture it is an indicator of the aristocratic standing of the family represented.
Armorials were also used to decorate mass produced ceramic souvenir ware by such companies as Goss, Carlton & Shelley, and in these cases the coats of arms displayed were of boroughs and cities.
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