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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