Pair of porcelain plates with armorial decoration for the Be - Lot 92

Pair of porcelain plates with armorial decoration for the Belgian market (Neuf and van Colen). China. Period Yongzheng (1723-1735), circa 1733 Provenance: Jorge Welsh, Lisbon Decorated in famille rose enamels, with the Neuf and van Colen coat of arms. On the cavetto, a bamboo branch; the wing decorated with motifs in the taste of Du Pasquier in Vienna. The commission was for Simon Charles de Neuf, seigneur d'Hooghelande et de Terlinde, Grand Chaplain of the city of Antwerp in 1733. He was one of the greatest financiers of his time, owning five castles in the Antwerp region. The van Colen family, which included many bankers, traded with Spain and its colonies, notably Cadiz. Diameter: 23 cm