A RARE AND LARGE FAMILLE-VERTE 'PROVINCES' CHARGER Kangxi Period, Circa 1720 Vbrantly painted in underglaze blue, famille-rose enamels, and gilt, the center with the coat of arms of the Dutch town of Zutphen, against a ground of floral sprays and birds, the rim with lobed panels containing figures, flowers, and birds, reserved against a diaper ground. 18 1/2in (47cm) diam. Footnotes: Provenance: Earle D Vandekar of Knightsbridge, Downingtown, PA, 1990 The present lot belongs to the series of four famous 'Provinces' patterns with arms of the principal towns and provinces of present-day Belgium and the Netherlands, as well as arms of England and France. This series was originally ordered in China in the 1720s, after the Treaty of Utrecht (1713-1715) ushered in a period of peace between England, France, and the Netherlands. In total, twenty-three different arms comprise the entire series. For a related charger in the collection of the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem (inv. no. E85209), see William R. Sargent, Treasures of Chinese Export Ceramics from the Peabody Essex Museum, New Haven, 2012, pp 360-361, cat. no. 192. Compare a similar dish, dated to 1710-1725, in the Groninger Museum, Holland, illustrated in J. A. Jorg, Famille Verte Chinese Porcelain in Green Enamels, Lier, 2011 p. 89, cat. no. 168. For a smaller dish with a nearly identical design and motif, see one sold at Christie's, New York, 20 January 2004, lot 179. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing