A Chinese Export Armorial Plate Circa 1725

with the arms of Boothby quartering Scrimshire impaling Clopton.

There is a less than 1/8 inch shallow chip to the underside of the rim edge and some very minor fritting. The pink enamel on the arms has misfired with a rough, brownish surface in places. There is fine 1 ½ inch haircrack to the center of the plate not visible on the front.
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Howard, 1974, Vol. I, p. 203, no. D2 illustrates a plate from this service. See also the note to the preceding lot.