A rare large Chinese armorial dish with the arms of de Heere for the Dutch market, Qianlong, ca. 1735-1765

Dia.: 37,6 cm

The arms are of the De Heere family of Middelburg and Dordrecht. The plate was part of a service commissioned by Huijbrecht Johan De Heere, who worked for the VOC. 
The dating and identification of this service has been subject of change over the years due to the lack of decoration, estimates varying from 1735 to 1765 (the coat of arms appears on a seal mark as early as 1735). The De Heere family originated from Middleburg and Dordrecht in the Netherlands. (Sources: Kroes, 2007, C. Jörg, 1997, Cohen & Cohen, November 2000)

Ref.: 
- Christie's New York, 23 January 2008, lot 368 for a comparable dish. (sold USD 6.000,00) (link)
- The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, object number AK-NM-13427 for a bowl and object number AK-NM-13486 for a cup from this service. According to Jörg, these are incorrectly attributed to the De Heere van Holy family. (link bowl) (link cup)
- Royal Museum of Art and History, Brussels, Belgium, for a similar plate, inventory no. V. 1165,  also published in Dr. C.J.A. Jörg, 'Chine de Commande from the Royal Museum of Art and History in Brussels', pp. 240-241, fig. 94.

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