A Chinese Armorial Famille Verte 'Provinces' dish
A Chinese Armorial Famille Verte 'Provinces' dish, Kangxi, centred by a crest inscribed ZUTPHEN, vibrantly painted in underglaze blue, famille-rose enamels, and gilt, the centre with the coat of arms of the Dutch town of Zutphen, against a ground of floral sprays and birds, the rim with lobed panels containing figures and vases of flowers, reserved against a diaper border, 24.3cm Provenance: From a Private Collection Dr Christiaan Jorg discusses these types of plates in depth in Famille Verte, Chinese Porcelain in Green Enamels, BAI-Schoten - Belgium, Groninger Museum, 2011, pp. 163-173The present lot belongs to the series of four famous 'Provinces' patterns with arms of the principal towns and provinces of present-day Belgium and the Netherlands, as well as arms of England and France. This series was originally ordered in China in the 1720s, after the Treaty of Utrecht (1713-1715) ushered in a period of peace between England, France, and the Netherlands. In total, twenty-three different arms comprise the entire series.清康熙 外銷五彩描金西洋紋徽盤拍品來源：英國私人收藏
Condition Report: very presentable condition with on minor chips to rim and some wear to gilding in central shield
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A Chinese Armorial Famille Verte 'Provinces' dish, Kangxi, centred by a crest inscribed ZUTPHEN, vibrantly painted in underglaze blue, famille-rose enamels, and gilt, the centre with the coat of arms of the Dutch town of Zutphen, against a ground of floral sprays and birds, the rim with lobed panels containing figures and vases of flowers, reserved against a diaper border, 24.3cm Provenance: From a Private Collection Dr Christiaan Jorg discusses these types of plates in depth in Famille Verte, Chinese Porcelain in Green Enamels, BAI-Schoten - Belgium, Groninger Museum, 2011, pp. 163-173The present lot belongs to the series of four famous 'Provinces' patterns with arms of the principal towns and provinces of present-day Belgium and the Netherlands, as well as arms of England and France. This series was originally ordered in China in the 1720s, after the Treaty of Utrecht (1713-1715) ushered in a period of peace between England, France, and the Netherlands. In total, twenty-three different arms comprise the entire series.清康熙 外銷五彩描金西洋紋徽盤拍品來源：英國私人收藏
Condition Report: very presentable condition with on minor chips to rim and some wear to gilding in central shield
