Chinese armorial plates with Giles family coat of arms

A pair of Chinese famille-rose armorial plates, Qianlong period…
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A pair of Chinese famille-rose armorial plates, Qianlong period (1736-1795) each dish is decorated with an armorial badge to the interior centre with a 'Toujours Le Meme' mark, gilt inner border and outer rim; coat of arms are entitled 'Giles Impailing Despayne' ordered by the giles family in 1745, 23.3 cm and 23 cm diameter. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne, Australia. Mossgreen Melbourne, 1/8/2016, lot 182.

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  • Armorial / Armourial - Bearing a coat of arms. Coats of arms came into general use by feudal lords and knights in in the 12th century, and by the 13th century, arms had spread beyond their initial battlefield use to become a flag or emblem for families in the higher social classes of Europe. They were inherited from one generation to the next. When a family crest is used on individual items of silver or furniture it is an indicator of the aristocratic standing of the family represented.

    Armorials were also used to decorate mass produced ceramic souvenir ware by such companies as Goss, Carlton & Shelley, and in these cases the coats of arms displayed were of boroughs and cities.

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