A CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL 'FAMILLE-ROSE' TEA BOWL QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1761

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painted with the arms of Bonham with a gilt scroll cartouche, floral sprigs and a mermaid crest Diameter 8cm Davidson Collection no: 17 Provenance: Heirloom & Howard, 43291 Ordered by Captain Pinson Bonham, brother of Samuel Bonham, Master of the Norfolk at Canton in 1757. See Chinese Armorial Porcelain, David Sanctuary Howard, London 1974, Vol I, p.345, K6. The present tea service to be illustrated in CAP 3 together with a chinese armorial 'famille-rose' coffee cup and saucer qianlong period, circa 1761 painted with the arms of Bonham impaling Richardson, the cup with the crest, the saucer with the arms, with floral swags suspended from rouge-de-fer and gilt ribbons The saucer 11.6cm Davidson Collection no: 26 This service with the arms of Bonham impaling Richardson was made for Samuel, a London merchant and ship owner, who lived at Great Warley Place, Essex. He was baptised on 4 July 1728 at St Dunstan's, Stepney. He had married Sarah daughter of George Richardson, mer- chant of London. Samuel was the third son of a Captain Samuel Bonham who had been a slave trader and had married Jane Pinson. See Chinese Armorial Porcelain, David Sanctuary Howard, London 1974, Vol I, p.617, S2 TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

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