FIVE FAMILLE ROSE ARMORIAL DISHES Qianlong Comprising: a dish decorated with a tree peony entwined with morning glory, the rim with the Arms of Chambers impaling Wilton, facing a chained bear crest; an octagonal dish with a lion and unicorn flanking the central crest bearing the motto 'Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense', enclosing the Arms of William Henry, 1st Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh; a dish enamelled and gilt with the Arms of Day within a floral garland border; a Meissen style pseudo armorial dish decorated with a central grisaille scene surrounded by rocaille scrolls and shells, above the motto 'Vacua Cedit', within a moulded bianco-sopra-bianco border; and an octagonal dish enamelled and gilt with the Arms of Sir Richard Chase, Sheriff of Essex, within a spearhead band and diaper border. The largest: 23cm (9in) diam. (5). Footnotes: 清乾隆 粉彩家族紋章盤五件 Provenance: Acquired from Ulla Stafford, November 2002 (the Chambers impaling Wilton dish)(collector's notes) John Drew (1933-2006), England; acquired from R & G McPherson Antiques, London, June 2009 (the Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh dish)(collector's notes) Exhibited: English Ceramic Circle, Armorials Exhibition, 2008 (the Sir Richard Chase dish) Published and Illustrated: M. White, Eating at the Whites' House: Ceramics from the Mary and Peter White collection, vol. 3, n.p., 2022, pp.122-123 (the two octagonal dishes) John Drew (1933-2006) was born in Tideswell, Derbyshire, and educated at Sedbergh School and the Queen's College, Oxford. He spent the majority of his professional career as an archivist in various African countries, before taking up a post at the University of Cape Town in 1978. His collection of Chinese ceramics encompasses pieces from the Neolithic period through to the eighteenth century. See R. Davids & D. Jellinek, Provenance: Collectors, Dealers and Scholars: Chinese Ceramics in Britain and America, Oxford, 2011, p.157. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing