Chinese Export Wares: Teapot & Armor Tankard, Qianlong Period

Two Chinese export wares: a teapot and an armorial tankard for…
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Two Chinese export wares: a teapot and an armorial tankard for Baillie, Qianlong period, 18th century, as found, a bullet shaped figural narrative teapot with enamel decoration (lid absent), a large tankard bearing the coat of arms of Baillie impaling Campbell with motto, 'Quid Clarius Astris', with black floral festoons and chain decorations to the rim, the handle with leafy thumb spur, see similar item in the collection of the British Museum (Museum no: Franks 821 +), height 15 cm, and smaller

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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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