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Chinese porcelains were a great rarity in sixteenth-century England, and they were often fitted with gilt-silver mounts that proclaimed their high status as luxury objects. Examples such as this were regarded as suitable for royal gifts or for the furnishing of aristocratic houses.
Marking: [1] (on scalloped band above foot stamped) three trefoils voided within a shaped shield (silversmith's mark); [2] (inside mount of base, scratched) crescent; The oblique line seen crossing the shield suggests that there was a flaw in the die.
William Cecil, Lord Burghley , Burghley, Northamptonshire, England ; Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter ; William Alleyne Cecil, 3rd Marquis of Exeter ; William Agnew (until 1888; sale, Christie's, London, June 7–8, 1888, lots 256- 59; sold to Agnew); J. Pierpont Morgan ; J. P. Morgan Jr.