Chinese Armorial Porcelain for the Dutch Market

Waanders Uitgevers. New. 2008. HARDCOVER. 9040083312 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened -- HARDCOVER. 720 pagesl 690 illustrations, most in color. Description: "In the 18th century, interest in Chine de Commande, Chinese porcelain made by special orders, was considerable in the Western European countries maintaining direct trade relations with China. Britain topped the list, importing 4000 to 5000 armorial services in this century, of which some 3000 are documented by D. S. Howard in his Chinese Armorial Porcelain (1974). In the Netherlands, where the patrician class rather than the nobility constituted the ruling elite, the level of interest was much lower than in Britain, but higher than in any other European nation. About 500 armorial services with coats of arms of Dutch families have been identified to date. Moreover, the Dutch ordered armorial porcelain bearing arms of provinces and cities as well as a lot of monogrammed services. A surveying publication about Chinese armorial porcelain for the Dutch market is lacking up to now. The aim of this publication is a reference book written in English, containing a description of c. 500 Chinese services bearing coats of arms of Dutch families. About 200 services will be varieties. The main part of this publication will be a catalogue section with a detailed and illustrated description of each service. The description gives information about the illustrated item, the form(s) and composition of the service, the decoration, the heraldical bearing(s) and finally about the person(s) and its family who acquired this armorial porcelain. The heraldical description or blazoning will be in plain and modern English. The sequence of the described services is done in accordance with a classification of styles, partly based on Howard's classification in his book of 1974, but with some deviations. With over 600 illustrations this publication, that is being produced in collaboration with the Centre for Genealogy and Heraldry, gives a comprehensive overview of the beautifully painted armorial porcelains." -- with a bonus offer-- .