Two Chine-de-Commande plates; 'Clifford' and 'de Famars & Vriesen'
Ca. 1735-55, China
One finely decorated plate with imari and overglaze blue enamel, for the Clifford family. The other plate showing the arms for the families of De Famars and Vriesen from the Dutch town of Zwolle.
D 22.5
An example of the Clifford plate is held in the National Ceramic Museum 'Princessehof' Leeuwarden (Netherlands). The De Famars plate is illustrated and discussed on page 416 of 'Chinese armorial porcelain for the Dutch market' by Jochem Kroes.
The Clifford plate with damage and repair. The other plate in good condition.
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Ca. 1735-55, China
One finely decorated plate with imari and overglaze blue enamel, for the Clifford family. The other plate showing the arms for the families of De Famars and Vriesen from the Dutch town of Zwolle.
D 22.5
An example of the Clifford plate is held in the National Ceramic Museum 'Princessehof' Leeuwarden (Netherlands). The De Famars plate is illustrated and discussed on page 416 of 'Chinese armorial porcelain for the Dutch market' by Jochem Kroes.
The Clifford plate with damage and repair. The other plate in good condition.
