{"product_id":"georgian-tonquin-china-ironstone-plate","title":"Antique Georgian Tonquin China Ironstone Plate","description":"\u003cp\u003eA lovely Early 19th Century Antique English Georgian Ironstone Polychrome Plate, decorated in a typical \"Imari\" palette with vases of peonies. The reverse clearly marked in underglaze blue, TONQUIN CHINA within a crowned floreate device, { Godden, Mark No. 4505 }, the Maker of which remains so far unidentified. Although a matter of conjecture, it would seem likely that the name was taken from the American merchant ship \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tonquin_(1807_ship)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: red;\"\u003e\"TONQUIN\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, the first commander of which was Edmund Fanning, who sailed to the Qing Empire for valuable Chinese trade goods in 1807.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight ~ 2.00 cm. \/ 0.75 inches ~ Width ~ 22.30 cm. \/ 8.75 inches ~ Depth ~ 22.30 cm. \/ 8.75 inches ~ Year ~ Circa 1825\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Applecross Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53278712070476,"sku":"AEGTCIP-6","price":145.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0968\/8265\/5564\/files\/Tonquin-Plate-1a.jpg?v=1757080035","url":"https:\/\/applecrossantiques.com\/products\/georgian-tonquin-china-ironstone-plate","provider":"Applecross Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}