Chinese armorial trencher salt, c.1770, Qianlong (1735-96)
Chinese armorial trencher salt, c.1770, Qianlong (1735-96)
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Description
Chinese armorial trencher salt, c.1770, Qianlong (1735-96), with the arms of Daniel of Tabley, of rectangular shape with canted corners and supported on a spreading octagonal base with hollow underside, decorated in overglaze enamels and gilt to the central well with the arms of Daniel of Tabley (Quarterly of four: 1 & 4 Argent, a pale lozengy Sable, 2 & 3 Argent, a panther statant and regardant Sable, crest: a unicorn's head couped Or, crined Argent); surrounded by a chain-link band in iron-red; the sides decorated with sprays of tropical flowers above a spearhead band in gilt.
Notes:
The Daniels family (formerly Danyers or D’Anyers) weres established in Over Tabley and the surrounding areas in Cheshire from at least the 14th century.
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Material and Technique | Porcelain with enamel decoration |
Origin | Chinese |
Period | 18th Century |
Product REF: W661