{"product_id":"pair-of-chinese-export-armorial-porcelain-plates-mackenzie-circa-1745","title":"Pair of Chinese Export Armorial Porcelain Plates \/ MacKenzie circa 1745","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003ea pair of Chinese Export Armorial porcelain plates, the arms are of MacKenzie, \u003ci\u003eAzure a stag's head cabossed or\u003c\/i\u003e; crest, \u003ci\u003eA mountain in flames proper\u003c\/i\u003e; mottoes 'Luceo non Uro' and 'Data eata (correctly 'fata') secutus'. (mottoes  translate I shine, I do not Burn and I follow the fates given or Following my decreed destiny), flanked by a nude male figure representing a wild man or savage (dexter supporter) and a greyhound (sinister supporter), spearhead border with gilt and enamel floral sprays, minor wear to enamels and gilding consistent with age and use, China, mid-18th century, circa 1745  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003eMost probably made for Kenneth MacKenzie, known as Lord Fortrose (would have been the 6th Earl of Seaforth): he was M.P. for Ross-shire in 1747 and 1754 and married in 1741 Lady Mary Stewart, daughter of Earl of Galloway. He died in 1761, leaving an only son who died without heirs in 1781.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003eListed with example pictured in David Sanctuary Howard's \u003ci\u003eChinese Armorial Porcelain\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVolume I\u003c\/i\u003e, page 442.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMEASUREMENTS:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9\" diameter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Nick Brock Antiques","offers":[{"title":"9\" Diameter \/ Circa 1745 \/ good appropriate for age and use.","offer_id":48177316233368,"sku":null,"price":1800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0570\/6684\/8408\/files\/01P.C._8b6e605a-fe9b-4fd0-9e72-a6b7040568fc.jpg?v=1772126321","url":"https:\/\/nickbrockantiques.com\/products\/pair-of-chinese-export-armorial-porcelain-plates-mackenzie-circa-1745","provider":"Nick Brock Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}