A Chinese armorial plate, a serving dish and a sauce boat with the arms of de Heere for the Dutch market, Qianlong, ca. 1735-1765

Dia.: 23 cm (the plate)
Dim.: 25,5 x 17,5 cm (the serving dish)
Dim.: 24 x 10,5 x 9,5 cm (the sauce boat)

The arms are of the De Heere family of Middelburg and Dordrecht. The plate was part of a service commissioned by Huijbrecht Johan De Heere, who worked for the VOC.
The dating and identification of this service has been subject of change over the years due to the lack of decoration, estimates varying from 1735 to 1765 (the coat of arms appears on a seal mark as early as 1735). The De Heere family originated from Middelburg and Dordrecht in the Netherlands. (Sources: Kroes, 2007, C. Jörg, 1997, Cohen & Cohen, November 2000)

Ref.:
- The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, for a bowl and cup from this service (object nos. AK-NM-13427, AK-NM-13486). According to Jörg, these are incorrectly attributed to the De Heere van Holy family. (link bowl) (link cup)
- Royal Museum of Art and History, Brussels, Belgium, for an identical plate, inventory no. V. 1165, also published in Dr. C.J.A. Jörg, 'Chine de Commande from the Royal Museum of Art and History in Brussels', pp. 240-241, fig. 94.