This large dish was part of a service made around 1720 for Thomas Pitt (d. 1729). In 1717, Pitt married Lady Francis Ridgeway, daughter of the Earl of Londonderry. Following his father-in-law's death, Pitt himself was made Baron Londonderry, and in 1726 he was advanced to the new Earldom of Londonderry and constituted Captain General of the Leeward Islands in the West Indies. 

This large dish was part of a service made around 1720 for Thomas Pitt (d. 1729). In 1717, Pitt married Lady Francis Ridgeway, daughter of the Earl of Londonderry. Following his father-in-law's death, Pitt himself was made Baron Londonderry, and in 1726 he was advanced to the new Earldom of Londonderry and constituted Captain General of the Leeward Islands in the West Indies. 

This large charger is from a series of decorative plates featuring the names and coats of arms of various cities, provinces, and countries. The twenty-three currently known are Amsterdam, Antwerp, Artois, Brabant, England, Flanders, France, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Hainaut, Holland, Limburg, Louvain, Luxembourg, Mechlin, Namur, Overijssel, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Vlaardingen, Zeeland, and Zutphen.

In the 18th century, Denmark traded extensively with Asia, importing numerous porcelain dinner services. Significantly, this design includes a ship at bottom center, as well as a portrait and cipher of Queen Juliana Marie, who married King Frederick V of Denmark in 1752. The central reserves are supported by the sea god Neptune and Aphrodite, who was born on the sea.

This amazingly shaped piece directly copies a European earthenware example. The form appears to have first been produced at the Strasbourg factory in eastern France around 1750. Soon thereafter, other potteries in central and northern Europe were using the form. Most notably, it was employed by the master potter Ignaz Hess while he was working at the Höchst factory in central Germany from 1746 to 1751.

This amazingly shaped piece directly copies a European earthenware example. The form appears to have first been produced at the Strasbourg factory in eastern France around 1750. Soon thereafter, other potteries in central and northern Europe were using the form. Most notably, it was employed by the master potter Ignaz Hess while he was working at the Höchst factory in central Germany from 1746 to 1751.

This form of octagonal tureen was fashionable during the 1760s and 1770s and was made with various finials and handles. This example in the Reves collection features bell-flower finials and peccary-head handles. The enameling consists of European-style flower sprigs and bamboo borders. This border design was most popular round 1770.

This form of octagonal tureen was fashionable during the 1760s and 1770s and was made with various finials and handles. This example in the Reves collection features bell-flower finials and peccary-head handles. The enameling consists of European-style flower sprigs and bamboo borders. This border design was most popular round 1770.

This form of octagonal tureen was fashionable during the 1760s and 1770s and was made with various finials and handles. This example in the Reves collection features bell-flower finials and peccary-head handles. The enameling consists of European-style flower sprigs and bamboo borders. This border design was most popular round 1770.

Because of its strong Western composition and coloring, the so-called Arbor pattern has been attributed to Cornelis Pronk even though no specific drawings survive for it, unlike The Parasol Ladies pattern (see 1985.R.1077