Description
Dia.: 21,7 cm
Most likely commissioned for Dr. William Walker of Hertfordshire, Doctor of Laws and Judge Advocate. The ‘Chinese Imari’ service, created for his friend Lord Somers—who served as Solicitor General, Attorney General, and later Lord Chancellor—erroneously bears the Walker sun crest. Refer to D.S. Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, pp. 38, 73, and 177.
Ref.:
- Christie's New York, 17 January 2019, lot 498 for a barber's bowl from this service. (sold USD 2.750,00) (link)
- See D.S. Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, pp. 38, 73 and 177.
Lot 888
A pair of Chinese Imari-style armorial plates with the arms of Walker for the English market, Kangxi, ca. 1712
This lot was sold on 19 June 2025 and is no longer available
