Plate (1) - Porcelain - Plate James Keiller Collection Canton Xuantong - China - Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)

Made on the orders of James Keiller in 1910. This service took three years to make in Canton and most probably celebrates the marriage of James Keiller to Alice Lyon. On the reverse of the majority of pieces there is an inscription 'Alice OCH James Keiller. Canton 1910', together with the reign mark of the Emperor Xuantong. The crest of James Keiller on this service is mentioned by David Howard in Volume II of his Chinese Armorial Porcelain and is 'out of a Murai corenet a lion's head' with the motto 'Fortiter et Celeriter'. Condition: Overall Condition A (Good Condition) , close to perfect. Diameter: ca 24. 2 cm. For more treasures, please take a look at my other offers.