CHINA, Compagnie des Indes - Lot 16

CHINA, Compagnie des Indes Important and rare porcelain service with wing and border decorated with garlands of foliage and flowers in blue enhanced with gold and a gilded frieze. The coat of arms of the O'DWYER (Hainaut) family, "ermine with a lion sable armed and langued gules, helmet crowned" on all pieces - 18th century It includes : - a soup tureen - a pitcher - a coffee pot (lid accident, bottom of handle cracked) - three long dishes - Length 38 cm - two hollow round dishes - Diam.28 cm - one hollow round dish - Diam. 25 cm - three round dishes - Diam. 29 cm - two large round dishes - Diam. 37.5 cm - six large soup plates - Diam. 25 cm (one crack) - one round serving plate - Diam. 24 cm - ten saucers (one with star base, one worn) - five coffee cups (two with broken handles) - six tea cups (one with chip and crack) - thirty-three dinner plates - Diam. 23 cm (nineteen plates with wear to gilding frieze, four with cracks) - twenty soup plates - Diam. 22.5 cm A total of ninety-six pieces (96 pieces). Includes five broken plates, repairable. PROVENANCE Malouin shipowning family in possession of this service since the 18th century. ATTENTION: PRIOR REGISTRATION REQUIRED TO BID ON THIS LOT