A CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL 'IMARI' OVAL PLATE, JIAQING PERIOD, CIRCA 1803

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Painted with the arms of Captain John Timins, the centre of the dish with peony and bamboo issuing from a rocky mound, together with a framed print of Captain Timins, after a painting by Samuel Drummond, A.R.A, engraved by J. Bentley Length 25.5cm Davidson Collection no: 8 Provenance: Guest & Gray, K72. A copy of the invoice is available Captain Timins was in Canton in 1803 on the Royal George. See Chinese Armorial Porcelain, David Sanctuary Howard, London 1974, Vol I, p.782, X2 Picture of Captain Timins - Captain Timmins won the Lloyds Insurance Silver vase which is in the NMM at Greenwich for outstanding valour in leading the East India fleet against a 5 strong French Naval Squadron and won in 1804. The battle became known as the Trafalgar of the East. TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

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