A Chinese famille rose armorial soup plate with the arms of Mertins impaling Peck for the English market, Yongzheng, ca. 1725

Dia.: 22,4 cm

Sir George Mertins was sherrif of Essex in 1705 and Lord mayor of London in 1725. 

Ref.: D.S. Howard, 'Chinese Armorial Porcelain', Vol. I, p. 213 for an identical example.

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(UV-checked)
- With normal superficial wear. A hairline is located between 7 and 8 o’clock. The backside of the rim has a filled superficial chip at approximately 8 o’clock. At around 4 o’clock, there is a negligible fleabite on the backside of the rim.