Description
Chinese export porcelain plate for the European subject painted in grisaille for the Dutch market, Qianlong ca. 1740. Finely and delicately decorated along the center with a classical marriage scene in a grand architectural setting below an arch inscribed "Semper Amor Pro Te Firmissuimus Atque Fidelis." The columns along either side surmounted by a small coat-of-arms. Neptune and sea-nymphs emerge from reeds to watch the scene.
Illustrated in Howard, "Choice of the Private Trader," pg. 82, no. 66.
Provenance: The Art Exchange, New York; Christie's, New York, "Fine Americana and Chinese Export Porcelain," 5 May 1979, Lot 131; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff.
Reference: Howard & Ayers, "China for the West," pg. 394, no. 391.
Lot Essay:
A similar plate is illustrated in Howard & Ayers, "China for the West," Volume II, pg. 394, no. 391. It is noted that the scene on that plate and on the present lot likely derived from a European engraving from a 17th century book frontispiece. On various services differing arms are recorded above the columns. Howard & Ayers noted that, at the time of writing the book, at least six different services were known and all of high quality, suggesting they were all executed in a very short period of time.
Diameter: 9 in.
Illustrated in Howard, "Choice of the Private Trader," pg. 82, no. 66.
Provenance: The Art Exchange, New York; Christie's, New York, "Fine Americana and Chinese Export Porcelain," 5 May 1979, Lot 131; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff.
Reference: Howard & Ayers, "China for the West," pg. 394, no. 391.
Lot Essay:
A similar plate is illustrated in Howard & Ayers, "China for the West," Volume II, pg. 394, no. 391. It is noted that the scene on that plate and on the present lot likely derived from a European engraving from a 17th century book frontispiece. On various services differing arms are recorded above the columns. Howard & Ayers noted that, at the time of writing the book, at least six different services were known and all of high quality, suggesting they were all executed in a very short period of time.
Diameter: 9 in.
Condition
No signs of restorations. There is a small hairline crack to the underside of the plate (approx. 1 inch in length) that does not appear to extend through to the front of the plate. Very light wear to the footrim. Little to no surface wear with only trace losses to the gilt.
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Dutch Market Grisaille Armorial Marriage Plate
Estimate $600-$1,200
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Leo & Doris Hodroff Chinese Export Collection
Nov 12, 2026, 11:00 AM ESTSt. Paul, MN, United States
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