Auction 17 · Lot 606
Dinner plate bearing colorful coat-of-arms at center; rim bears blue and gold decoration. Marked on back. Diam: 250mm.
- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
PORCELAIN PLATE OF THE SASSOON FAMILY
Copeland Porcelain, Great Britain, 1833
summary
The Sassoon family, which traces its roots to Baghdad, were known as the "Rothschilds of the East." Their elaborate coat-of-arms testifies to their integration into the finest ranks of Ango-Indian society.