Extensive Armorial Dinner Service, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period

An extensive dinner service, each piece painted in the centre with an armorial Howard lion, surrounded by an orange, pink and gold floral border. The service comprising 23 dinner plates, five soup plates, one large colander with underplate, two small colanders with underplates, four small platters, three medium platters, one large platter, one circular serving bowl, two oval serving bowls, two tureens and one sauce boat.