Plate with an allegorical image and the coat of arms of the Geelvinck and Graafland families, Porcelain plate, painted on the glaze in black and gold. A bridal couple is depicted on the shelf under a dome. They stand in front of an altar with two pigeons, a symbol of marital fidelity. The bridal couple receive a wreath from Juno, the goddess of marriage. Other goddesses and dancers are depicted around. On the dome is the inscription: 'SEMPER AMOR PRO TE FIRMISSIMUS ATQUE FIDELIS', forever my love for you will be very firm and faithful. In the foreground tritons and Neptune in the waves. Left
Plate with an allegorical image and the coat of arms of the Geelvinck and Graafland families, Porcelain plate, painted on the glaze in black and gold. A bridal couple is depicted on the shelf under a dome. They stand in front of an altar with two pigeons, a symbol of marital fidelity. The bridal couple receive a wreath from Juno, the goddess of marriage. Other goddesses and dancers are depicted around. On the dome is the inscription: 'SEMPER AMOR PRO TE FIRMISSIMUS ATQUE FIDELIS', forever my love for you will be very firm and faithful. In the foreground tritons and Neptune in the waves. Left and right above the columns are shields with the arms of Nicolaas Geelvinck and his wife Johanna Jacoba Graafland. Two decorative bands on the edge. European show in encre de Chine, weapon porcelain., anonymous, China, c. 1740, Qing-dynasty (1644-1912) / Qianlong-period (1736-1795), porcelain (material), glaze, gold (metal), vitrification, h cm d cm d cm
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