A BLUE AND WHITE FITZHUGH ARMORIAL PORCELAIN HOT WATER PLATEChina for the export market, late 18th century. Of round form, decorated in underglaze blue in the Fitzhugh pattern of four clusters of flowers and auspicious symbols with a central enameled bird, all surrounded by a diaper border. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, shallow surface scratches, abrasions, and firing flaws. Provenance: French private collection. Weight: 1223 g Dimensions: Diameter 28.5 cmAuction result comparison: Compare to a closely related, but larger, hot water platter at Christie´s New York, The Hodroff Collection Chinese Export Porcelain from The Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff on 24 January 2007, lot 115, sold for USD 6,600.The name Fitzhugh derives from an association with a blue and white service ordered around 1780 by Englishman Thomas Fitzhugh, who served from 1786 to 1800 in Guangzhou (Canton) as a director of the British East India Company.