Details
Comprising:
A hexagonal Dutch-decorated teapot stand with the arms of the House of Orange and the motto HONI SOYT QUI MAL Y PENSE, circa 1747, 514 in. (13.2 cm.) wide
A hexagonal teapot stand with the arms of Stokes, circa 1755, 518 in. (13 cm.) wide
An elongated hexagonal spoon tray with the arms of Stokes, circa 1755, 5 in. (12.6 cm.) long
Provenance
Philip Suval, New York, 1950s.
Acquired by Annie Laurie Crawford, later Aitken (1900-1984) from the above.
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See D.S. Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, Wiltshire, 2003, vol. II, p. 398 for a further discussion of the Stokes service, circa 1755. Also see Dr. Jochem Kroes, Chinese Armorial Porcelain for the Dutch Market, Zwolle, 2007, cat, nos. 436-438 for a discussion of other Dutch decorated items with the arms of the House of Orange.

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