Description With foliate rim, painted in the famille verte palette and gilt to the centre with the coat-of-arms of the province of Groningen, surmounted by a coronet, inscribed on the banderole as Groeningen and surrounded by birds, flowering branches and butterflies, the border with lotus petal-shaped panels of figures in gardens alternating with flower vases and jardinières on a diaper-pattern ground.
Dimensions Diameter 38.5 cm
Literature Compare a dish with this coat of arms in Musée National d'Histoire et d'Art du Luxembourg, Hybrides Porcelaines Chinoises aux Armoiries Territoriales Europénnes, Luxembourg 2003, p. 54, no. 8
Provenance Private collection from an European noble family since the late 19th century, thence in the family by descent
Notes VAT: Margin scheme
