Lot No.: 892
A Chinese en-grisaille, gilt and reouge-de-fer 'Ovando' armorial plate for the
Spanish market
Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, circa 1750
Enamelled and gilt to the centre with the coat-of-arms of José de Ovando y Solís,
1st Marquis of Ovando (1693-1755), with a marquis coronet as a crest, surrounded
by an elaborate diamond trelliswork and framed by rococo scrolls and the letters
OBANDO in gold, the rim with elaborate border with peacocks and daisies, based
on border designs of the Royal Vienna porcelain factory founded in 1717.
29cm diameter.
清乾隆約一七五零 外銷西班牙墨彩描金繪奧萬多(Ovando)家族徽章盤
José de Ovando y Solís, 1st Marquis of Ovando (1693-1755) was born in Cáceres in
Spain and took part in the Spanish War of Succession ((1701 - 1714), siding with the
Austrians. He chose a career in the military, enlisting in the Regimen of the Crown
and later in the naval battalions, soon rising through the ranks to become governor
of the South China Sea in 1743, then Governor of Chile two years later, and
Governor General of the Philippines between 1750-1754.
This plate comes from the first of two services ordered by him, probably when he
first arrived in Manila in 1750.
This service is illustrated by Jorge Welsh & Rocio Diaz in Chinese Armorial for Spain
(Jorge Welsh Books, London and Lisbon, November, 2010, n. 10, pp. 130-133), with
a cup from the V&A and a plate from a private collection.
A number of pieces from this service are in museum collections worldwide,
including the Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas (Madrid), the Victoria & Albert
Museum (London), The Museo Historico de Acapulco – Fuerte de San Diego (see,
Porcelain de la Compana de Indias para Mexico, exhibition catalogue Instituto
national de Antropologica, Historia Mexico City, 2002, p. 74).
Estimate: £200 - £300
Lot No.: 893
A Chinese famille verte hexagonal cup and a 'G' cup and saucer
Qing dynasty, Kangxi period
The matching cup and saucer with alternating scenes of ladies and flowers, the
bases with a 'G' mark in underglaze blue; the other cup with alternating flowers and
antiques, underglaze lingzhi mark to base.
The 'G' cup, 6cm high, the saucer, 13cm wide, the third cup 6.5cm high (3).
清康熙 五彩繪侍女花卉圖紋八方杯碟及花卉博古圖紋杯
cf. A similar ‘G’ mark hexagonal cup and saucer is in the British Museum, no. Franks
894.
Estimate: £400 - £600