Two American Market Eagle-Decorated 7 1/2″ Plates #7317 sold
Two Chinese export porcelain eagle-decorated plates, made for the American market, each bearing a variation of the design for the Great Seal of the United States. One supporting a shield from a bespoke service inscribed with the monogram JH, the other with a shield decorated with a floral bouquet. each design with a gilded swag border, so typical of the Federal period. The monogrammed plate in good condition, the other with some crazing. Both 7 1/2″ in diameter. Circa 1800. Priced individually.