Soup plate, Yongzheng c.1725, arms of Mertins impaling Peck
Soup plate, c.1725, with the arms of Mertins impaling Peck.
Made for John Henry Mertins who married in 1717 Bridget, eldest daughter of William Peck of Little Samford Hall in Essex. They later lived at Valence House, Dagenham, Essex.
John Henry was the son of Sir George Mertins, a partner of a bank At the Sign of the Peacock in Cornhill in the City of London, and Lord Mayor of London in the same year of 1725. See last image for a portrait miniature of Sir George Mertins.
Pair available: see also stock number 42923
Provenance : Being sold on behalf of the Phil Cooke Collection. The reverse with labels for P.B. Cooke No. 272, and The Century House (circular label). Purchased from Cecil Bullivant in the 1940s.
Reference : Howard, David S.; Chinese Armorial Porcelain, Volume I, p. 213
Condition : Small edge chip on the reverse rim, otherwise perfect and very bright
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