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A LARGE CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN ARMORIAL DINNER SERVICE
CIRCA 1770
A LARGE CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN ARMORIAL DINNER SERVICE CIRCA 1770 Each piece with the arms of Maxwell, Earl of Nithsdale above the motto REVIRESCO and surmounted by an earl's coronet and the crest of stag before a holly bush, all within inner bamboo borders encircled by floral garlands, comprising: A pair of soup tureens, covers and stands, 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm.) wide, the stands Four sauce tureens, covers and stands, 5 3/8 in. (13.5 cm.) wide, the stands Three sauce boats and four stands, 7¾ in. (19.6 cm.) wide, the stands A large punchbowl, 14¼ in. (36.2 cm.) diameter A medium-sized punchbowl, 13¼ in. (33.7 cm.) diameter A pair of rectangular bowls, 10 3/8 in. (26.3 cm.) wide Three large lobed bowls, 10¼ in. (26 cm.) diameter Three medium-sized lobed bowls, 9¼ in. (23.4 cm.) diameter Four small lobed bowls, 8 in. (20.3 cm.) diameter Six large platters in three graduated sizes: a pair 18 1/8 in. (46 cm.) wide; a pair 16¼ in. (41.2 cm.) wide; a pair 14¼ in. (37.5 cm.) wide Six oval medium-sized platters, 13 in. (33 cm.) wide Six oval small platters, 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm.) wide Four oval smaller platters, 10 1/8 in. (25.6 cm.) wide Twenty-four soup plates, 9½ in. (24.2 cm.) diameter Sixty-five dinner plates, 9½ in. (24.1 cm.) diameter Twenty-four side plates, 7¾ in. (19.7 cm.) diameter Sixteen butter plates, 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) diameter A pair of small shaped oval dishes, 6 in. (15.2 cm.) wide (192)