Details
The center with the arms of Brodie within peach, brown and gilt neoclassical bands at the rim
1112 in. (29.1 cm.) diameter, overall
Provenance
Stair & Co., New York, 1 March 1978.
Acquired by Annie Laurie Aitken (1900-1984) and Russell Barnett Aitken (1910-2002) from the above.
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Lot Essay

This form, also known as a ‘hot water’ dish was made to be filled with piping hot water, keeping the food on the plate warm. See D.S. Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, London, 1974, vol. I, p. 779 for a further discussion of this service.

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