A Chinese export famille rose warming plate, Qing dynasty, 18th century, the hollow vessel flanked by a pair of handles pierced with coin-shaped patterns, decorated to the centre with an iron red flower within a shield circled with flowers, a wavy band within a green dotted band to the mouth rim, 27cm diameter        Provenance: collection of the late documentary maker John Armstrong (1928-2004).   清十八世紀 外銷粉彩繪花卉圖紋溫盤來源：紀錄片導演 John Armstrong (1928-2004) 收藏。  Condition Report: 品項報告Expected wear to the enamel and glaze. One of the handles was broken off, which further progressed into a hairline that runs across a quarter of the side of the thick rim, another hairline to base. Please ask for images from the department for a full overview.