17thC Scottish Snaphaunce Musket

Norman McCormick · 9th July 2012, 02:10 PM

Hi Fernando,
Found the plate on an American auction house web catalogue. Catalogued as Chinese export plate C1745-50. I think the depictions of the people are a bit earlier and this would probably make sense as Europeans contracted Chinese workshops to make goods, porcelain especially, in the Western taste for sale in Europe ( not a lot changes ). Who knows how old the original artwork was that they were copying?
My Regards,
Norman.

9th July 2012, 02:10 PM	#1
Norman McCormick Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,646	Hi Fernando, Found the plate on an American auction house web catalogue. Catalogued as Chinese export plate C1745-50. I think the depictions of the people are a bit earlier and this would probably make sense as Europeans contracted Chinese workshops to make goods, porcelain especially, in the Western taste for sale in Europe ( not a lot changes ). Who knows how old the original artwork was that they were copying? My Regards, Norman.