A Chinese armorial plate for the Dutch market (Van Schoonhoven and Geraerds accollee) - Porcelain - China - Qianlong (1736-1795)

Painted with the arms of Van Schoonhoven (from Rotterdam and Leiden) and Geraerds (Haarlem) accollee, a Continental coat-of-arms on bianco-sopra-bianco ground, the rims in the Du Paquier style, with elaborate strapwork and diaper pattern border in grisaille and gilt. This service is illustrated by Kroes in Chinese Armorial Porcelain For the Dutch Market, 2007, p. 303, no. 218. Others pieces from this service are presently in the collections of the Rijksmuseum, the Musées Royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, the Princessehof, or the Museum Geelvinck Hinlopen Huis; For a pair of chargers, see Christie’s NYC, 18 october 2017, lot 852. condition : 1 hairline on the rim, the other to the center of the plate (only visible under UV lamp) .