Description
A large Chinese export hexagonal armorial porcelain charger, late Yongzheng or early Qianlong ca. 1735. The center with the probable arms of Carleton. Surrounded by a cell-pattern rim with six cartouches, five enclosing peonies and one with the crest. This plate likely from a service made for the family of Sir Guy Carleton, Lord Dorchester, governor of Canada 1775-8, and Commander-in-Chief North America 1781-3.
Provenance: Phil Cooke Collection; Heirloom & Howard Ltd., 28 January 2002; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff.
Reference: Howard, "Chinese Armorial Porcelain," Vol. I, pg. 258.
Diameter: 16 3/4 in.
Provenance: Phil Cooke Collection; Heirloom & Howard Ltd., 28 January 2002; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff.
Reference: Howard, "Chinese Armorial Porcelain," Vol. I, pg. 258.
Diameter: 16 3/4 in.
Condition
There are several small repaired chips to the rim. A spiderweb of four hairline cracks that extend from the center of the plate outwards in four directions to the footrim. Small chips to the footrim. A few small losses to the paint layer along the center. Some light losses to the gilt, mainly along the rim.
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Large Chinese Export Hexagonal Armorial Charger
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Nov 12, 2026, 11:00 AM ESTSt. Paul, MN, United States
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