A PAIR OF CHINESE 'CAPE OF GOOD HOPE' PLATES

These plates depict ships from the Dutch fleet which took control of the territory in 1652. Table Bay was the midway point in the six-month trip between Europe and Canton made by both Portuguese and Dutch traders during the 18th century. A very similar single plate from the Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen Jr Collection was sold at Christie's, New York, 24 January 2012, lot 38; and another, from the Benjamin F. Edwards III Collection, sold in the same rooms, 26 January 2010, lot 7.