Pair of Chinese armorial trencher salts, c.1770, Qianlong (1735-96)
Pair of Chinese armorial trencher salts, c.1770, Qianlong (1735-96)
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Description
Pair of Chinese armorial trencher salts, c.1770, Qianlong (1735-96), with the arms of Daniel of Tabley; each of rectangular shape with canted corners and supported on a spreading octagonal base with hollow underside, decorated in overglaze enamels and gilt to the central well with the arms of Daniel of Tabley (Quarterly of four: 1 & 4 Argent, a pale lozengy Sable, 2 & 3 Argent, a panther statant and regardant Sable, crest: a unicorn's head couped Or, crined Argent) surrounded by a chain-link band in iron-red; the sides decorated with sprays of tropical flowers above a spearhead band in gilt.
Dimensions:
Width: 7.8cm. x 6.4 cm. (3 in. x 2 1/2in.), height: 3.7cm. (1 1/2in.)
Condition: Rubbing to chain one one and glaze frit to top border (see image)
Notes:
The Daniels (formerly Danyers or D’Anyers) were established in Over Tabley and the surrounding areas in Cheshire from at least the 14th century.
| item details | |
|---|---|
| Material and Technique | Porcelain with enamel decoration |
| Origin | Chinese |
| Period | 18th Century |
| Dimensions | Width: 7.8cm. x 6.4 cm. (3 in. x 2 1/2in.), height: 3.7cm. (1 1/2in.) |
Product REF: W660
