A CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN ARMORIAL PART DINNER SERVICE, WITH ARMS OF STIBBERT, QIANLONG (1736-95), CIRCA 1785 painted with the coat of arms within borders and the motto 'Per Ardua ad Astra', comprising: two baskets and stands, two butter dishes, stands and covers, two custard pots and covers, two pierced-rim dishes, two oval ashets, three octagonal small plates, ten dinner plates, nine soup plates, six cups of which three two-handled, one slop bowl, six tea bowls and eight saucers (61) The arms of Stibbert were granted in 1768 and this service was most likely commissioned by Frederick Stibbert. Little is known of him, although his namesake Frederick Stibbert (b. 1838), heir to a considerable fortune, amassed a vast collection of fine art, armour and antiques which was later bequeathed to the city of Florence, where it is still to be seen today in the Museo Stibbert. The collection includes further pieces from this service. Frederick's father, Thomas, of the Coldstream Guards, fought in the Napoleonic wars, and his grandfather Giles had been Governor of Bengal. Literature: David Sanctuary Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, vol. 1 pg. 863 and vol. 2 pg. 749.
A CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN ARMORIAL PART DINNER SERVICE, WITH ARMS OF STIBBERT, QIANLONG (1736-95), CIRCA 1785 painted with the coat of arms within borders and the motto 'Per Ardua ad Astra', comprising: two baskets and stands, two butter dishes, stands and covers, two custard pots and covers, two pierced-rim dishes, two oval ashets, three octagonal small plates, ten dinner plates, nine soup plates, six cups of which three two-handled, one slop bowl, six tea bowls and eight saucers (61) The arms of Stibbert were granted in 1768 and this service was most likely commissioned by Frederick Stibbert. Little is known of him, although his namesake Frederick Stibbert (b. 1838), heir to a considerable fortune, amassed a vast collection of fine art, armour and antiques which was later bequeathed to the city of Florence, where it is still to be seen today in the Museo Stibbert. The collection includes further pieces from this service. Frederick's father, Thomas, of the Coldstream Guards, fought in the Napoleonic wars, and his grandfather Giles had been Governor of Bengal. Literature: David Sanctuary Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, vol. 1 pg. 863 and vol. 2 pg. 749.
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