A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL 'IMARI' TEA CANNISTERS KANGXI PERIOD, CIRCA 1716

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Painted with the arms of John Horsmonden, supercargo, each of octagonal form painted in the Imari palette Height 10.5cm Davidson Collection no: 59 Provenance: Guest & Gray, W484. A copy of the invoice is available John Horsmonden was the second Supercargo with Captain Matthew Martin on the Marlborough on its voyage to Canton, during the 1715/16 season. See Chinese Armorial Porcelain, David Sanctuary Howard, London 1974, Vol I, p.176-7, B1 A dish with the Horsmdonden arms can be found in the Victoria & Albert Museum, accession number: FE44-1978 TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

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