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Two porcelain plates with heraldic decoration for the Englis…
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Two porcelain plates with heraldic decoration for the Englis…
See original version (French)
Estimate €2,000 - €3,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Two porcelain plates with heraldic decoration for the English market (Frederick), China. Yongzheng period (1723–1735), circa 1724. The plates are decorated in ‘Famille Rose’ enamels, with gilded friezes, Buddhist motifs and cascading flowers; in the centre are the arms of Frederick, Baronets of Westminster: Or, a chevron azure accompanied by three doves in natural colours; on the crest, a dove holding a laurel branch in its beak. Dimensions: 22 cm A chip on the rim of one and small chips on the reverse of the other. The gilding has been retouched on one of them.
Sir John Frederick, created a baronet in June 1723, was born in March 1678.
He was the son of Thomas Frederick and Leonora, heiress of Charles
Marescoe. A prominent London merchant, he notably
contributed to the funding of the reconstruction of Christ’s Hospital following the
Great Fire of London, with a sum of £5,000. Several
of his brothers were also involved in trade with Asia: John
Frederick served as supercargo for the South Sea
Company, whilst Bartholomew Frederick succeeded him in this
post following his death in 1755. The title of baronet then passed
to the descendants of their brother, Sir Thomas Frederick, who had been
governor of Fort St David in East India.
See David Sanctuary Howard, *Chinese Armorial Porcelain*, Vol. I,
London, 1974, p. 202
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Lot description modified on 10/13/2026 at 6:17 PM
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