Pair Chinese Export Armorial Plates, Ca. 1790

China Ca. 1790

Pair of Chinese Export octagonal porcelain plates bearing the Arms of Hynam, Second quarter of the 18th century.

Robert Hynam (1737-1817) was an English clock maker who was active in London from 1750 on before emigrating to Russia in 1767 to work at the Tsars court in St Petersburg. He was a member of the Royal Society of Art in London, the Academy of Science in St Petersburg and an honorary member of the University of Moscow.

Price

$1950

Condition

Minor wear and some surface abrasions. Minor rim nibbles, one slightly larger rim chip. A few firing imperfections. Otherwise in good condition.

Measurements

8 3/4" x 8 3/4"

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