A pair of Chinese blue and white English market 'Proctor' armorial plates, Yongzheng

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A pair of Chinese blue and white English market 'Proctor' armorial plates, Yongzheng Dia.: 22,5 cm The Proctor family coat of arms was officially recorded in the ancient heraldic archives and can be found in the 'Riestap Armorial General'. It is described as a silver shield divided by a black chevron and accompanied by three black martins. The cheveron denotes those families that came to England with William the Conqueror in 1065 from Normandy, France. The martins have no feet which indicates those sons who owned no lands and forced to obtain their possessions by the sword. The crest is described as a naturally coloured greyhound, collard silver, sitting on a green mound. The motto recorded with the coat of arms is 'Toujours fidèle' or always faithful. Family mottos are believed to have originated as battle cries in medieval times. (We would like to thank Mr. Christian Green for his help in identifying the armorial) Ref.: - A similar blue and white armorial jug was part of the Hodroff Collection and was sold on 23 January 2008 at Christie's New York, Live Auction 1958: Part II Chinese Export Porcelain from the collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff, lot 383, USD 4.375.

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