A pair of Chinese blue and white armorial dishes in Japanese Kakiemon style, Qianlong period, c.

A pair of Chinese blue and white armorial dishes in Japanese Kakiemon style, Qianlong period, c.1752, each painted to the centre with a tiger and bamboo, the petal lobed border reserved with pine, lion-dogs, dragons, bamboo and prunus, the underside with the arms of Walpole quarterly impaling Cavendish, in a rococo cartouche, within a scrollwork border, 27.8cm diameter, one dish repaired cf. Howard, D. S., 'Chinese Armorial Porcelain', Vol. I, p. 585, Pl. R3, which states that this service was commissioned for Horatio Walpole who married Lady Rachel Cavendish in 1748. ***CONDITION REPORT*** The first dish has some glaze losses and shallow chips to the edge, one with a short stained crack and some splintering around the immediate area. The second dish has been broken in half and has a rare 18th century European repair - it has been enamelled along the break and refired which has caused some black speckling and fritting to the underside, with worn repairers mark to the base also. Other chips/glaze losses to the edge and an additional crack to the border. PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.