Description
Chinese export armorial porcelain charger, ca. 1725. The center with the large, bold coat of arms of a black lion on gilt surrounded by a Baroque cartouche. All reserved on a plain ground.
Provenance: Sotheby's, New York, "Important Chinese Export Porcelain and Chinese Works of Art From the Collection of the Late Mildred R. and Rafi Y. Mottahedeh," 19 October 2000, Lot 282; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff.
Exhibition: Virginia Museum, 1981-2.
Reference: Howard & Ayers, "China for the West," Vol. II, pg. 411-2, no. 411.
Lot Essay:
While these arms have been recorded for the Welsh families of Vaughan of Carbery and Pryse of Gogerddam, they could equally be for that of a Continental family. The family of le Dean of Anjou and Birttany also bears this coat of arms.
Diameter: 14 in.
Provenance: Sotheby's, New York, "Important Chinese Export Porcelain and Chinese Works of Art From the Collection of the Late Mildred R. and Rafi Y. Mottahedeh," 19 October 2000, Lot 282; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff.
Exhibition: Virginia Museum, 1981-2.
Reference: Howard & Ayers, "China for the West," Vol. II, pg. 411-2, no. 411.
Lot Essay:
While these arms have been recorded for the Welsh families of Vaughan of Carbery and Pryse of Gogerddam, they could equally be for that of a Continental family. The family of le Dean of Anjou and Birttany also bears this coat of arms.
Diameter: 14 in.
Condition
There are no chips, cracks, or restorations. Scuffs to the paint layer to the face of the plate, consistent with use. Some losses to the gilt throughout. Light wear to the footrim.
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Welsh or Continental Chinese Export Armorial Plate
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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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