An unusual Chinese export armorial octagonal porcelain tray, Qianlong ca. 1740. The center with a coat of arms, possibly of Croatia. Surrounded by gilt and…

An unusual Chinese export armorial octagonal porcelain tray, Qianlong ca. 1740. The center with a coat of arms, possibly of Croatia. Surrounded by gilt and cobalt-blue shell-and-scroll border. The checkered iron-red and gilt crest flanked by two lions and surmounted by a crown. J. Reis Fernandes written in invisible ink along back (only visible under UV light). Provenance: J. Reis Fernandes, London; Christie's, New York, "The Benjamin F. Edwards III Collection of Chinese Export Porcelain, Part

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