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Painted with the arms of Lee of Coton quartering Astley, the rim with a unique design of opposing scenes of the Canton waterfront with the Dutch folly fort and the City of London from the Thames with St Pauls Cathedral and the many spires of the Wren churches, with rouge-de-fer and gilt floral borders Diameter 28.5cm Davidson Collection no 9 Provenance: Heirloom & Howard, XSMC1 Made for Eldred Lancelot Lee. Eldred Lancelot Lee of Coton Hall, near Bridgenorth, Shropshire was born in 1650 and married Isabella Gough in 1713, sister of Captain Harry Gough of the East India Maritime service and from 1730 a Director of the Company. Almost certainly Captain Gough organized the ordering and delivery of the armorial service from Canton. See Chinese Armorial Porcelain, David Sanctuary Howard, London 1974, Vol 1, p.329, J6

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Porcelain