Beschrijving
Dia.: 12 cm (the saucer)
H.: 6,5 cm (the cup)
Ref:
- Bonhams, London, June 20, 2006, lot 78, for another cup and saucer from this service. (link)
- D.S.Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, p.560, pl.Q6, for more from this service.
The arms are of a cadet branch of Pringle of Whytbank.This family descended from Whitsun in Berwickshire and Alexander Pringle of Whytbank. The service is supposed to have been made for Patrick Pringle who was one of four sons of Alexander. Patrick was a surgeon in the East India Company and died unmarried in Arcot, India in November 1787.
Lot 209
Schatting
€ 500 – € 1.000
Dit lot werd verkocht op 14 december 2023 en is niet langer beschikbaar