Fine pair of English porcelain plates. Unusual aesthetic design. Vibrant turquoise enamel ground and beautifully hand painted armorial. Registration diamond for 22nd March 1877. Possibly Minton.

Arms;" Quarterly argent and gules in the second and third quarters a fret or".

Motto;" Servabo Fidem".

The arms are very close to a binding for EDWARD LENOX DUTTON 4th Baron Sherborne (1831 – 1919).

In fact, he was second son of the third Baron and succeded to the title when he was 51 in 1882.

(See crescent mark of cadency on the arms, for a second son). He was an ambassador and through careful administration and marriage to an heiress, restored the families finances. Principle seat was SHERBORNE HOUSE Gloucestershire.

Measure approx 9 Inches wide.

Perfect condition.