A CHINESE EXPORT PART-DINNER SERVICE

A CHINESE EXPORT PART-DINNER SERVICE
LATE QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1785-1790
Each piece of octagonal form decorated in blue enamel and gilt with a ribboned shield enclosing the initials WM within ermine mantling, the handles and finials with pale flesh-tinted details, all within gilt diaper bands, comprising:
A soup-tureen, cover and stand, the stand 14¼ in. (36.2 cm.)
Two vegetable tureens and covers, 10½ in. (26.8 cm.) wide
Two serving dishes, 14¼ in. (36.3 cm.) wide
Two serving dishes, 11 1/8 in. (28.2 cm.) wide
Two serving dishes, 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm.) wide
Two serving bowls, 9½ in. (34.2 cm.) wide
Twenty-nine plates, 9¾ in. (24.8 cm.) wide
Twenty-four soup-plates, 9 7/8 in. (25 cm.) wide
Seventeen side-plates, 7¾ in. (19.5 cm.) wide
A circular dish, 7¾ in. (19.5 cm.) diam.