Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial tea cup and saucer, Qianlong, circa 1765
$1,395.00
This beautiful Chinese armorial tea bowl and saucer bears the Arms of Sayer. The center of saucer and exterior of bowl richly decorated with the rust colored coat of arms accented in shades of pink, purple, grey and dark blue framed by gilded scrolling foliage, enhanced with floral clusters, the border or each decorated with a gilded spearhead band. (small chip on bowl as seen in image)
-the bowl 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm) high; the saucer 4 3/4 in. (12 cm) diam. Book not included.
For a Chinese armorial porcelain teapot from the same service see 340M
Literature: Arms identified in Chinese Armorial Porcelain by David Sanctuary Howard, 1974, page 515 (last image).