1985.R.846, Plate, porcelain, China, c. 1740

This elegant plate was made for the van Herzeele family of Holland whose arms and those of another family can be seen at center. The arms are surmounted by a coronet supported by a white griffin and yellow lion. The ground of the well is beautifully painted with an overall opaque white enamel design of leaf scrolls in a technique known as bianco sopra bianco. The well is edged by a gilt spearheaded border. The rim is finely painted with a laub und bandel. 

This large plate with grisaille border bears the arms of the Van Herzeele family of Holland together with an unidentified coat of arms. The plate is further embellished with white enamel leaf scrolls (in a technique known as bianco sopra bianco), a laub und bandel penwork border, and gilding. Excerpt from - Label text, Reves Galleries, Porcelain Gallery, 2018

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