SIX CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL PLATES, SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY |

comprising: an octagonal plate painted in the center with the arms of Lindsay with the motto inscribed PATIENTIA VINCIT; a circular soup plate painted in the center with the arms of Fazakerley quarterly impaling Lutwyche; an octagonal plate painted in the center with the arms of Hopper; a small berry dish painted in the center with the arms of del Chieff accollée Nauta; an octagonal plate painted in the center with the arms of Louthian; a small berry dish painted in the center with the arms of Watson with Darrell in pretence

Lindsay:
The Centurary, St. James's London
The Tripp Collection (?), no. 114 (label now missing)
Sotheby's New York, January 24, 1990, lot 431 
Fazakerley quarterly impaling Lutwyche:
Sotheby's New York, January 16, 1997, lot 1405
Hopper and del Chieff accollée Nauta:
Sotheby's New York, January 16, 1997, lot 1443 (part lot)
Louthian:
Sotheby's New York, January 16, 1997, lot 1453 

The plate with the arms of Lindsay with several short glaze lines to the rim, and with 2 small chips to the corners.The circular soup plate with a restored rim crack and small restored chips. The plate with the arms of Hopper with 6 restored rim chips. The small berry dish with the arms of del Chieff and Nauta with 2 sections of the rim restored, the larger section measuring 2 in. and consolidated with staples with a short associated hairline. The octagonal dish with the arms of Louthian with small glaze flakes to the underside rim, and overfired causing small black speckles on the surface. The remaining berry dish with some minute glaze flakes to the rim. All pieces with minor surface wear to surface, gilding and enamels, and firing imperfections.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

For the arms in this lot see David Sanctuary Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, Vol. I, London, 1974, p. 496, P21 (Lindsay); p. 352, L4 (Fazakerley quarterly impaling Lutwyche); p.421, P11 (Hopper); p. 561, Q6 (Louthian); p. 493, P20 (Watson with Darell in pretence).

For the arms of del Chieff accollée Nauta, see J.-B Rietstap, Armorial Général, vol. II, London, pp. 1223 and 299, respectively.