A LARGE GROUP OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE EXPORT PORCELAIN, MOST 18TH CENTURY

A LARGE GROUP OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE EXPORT PORCELAINMOST 18TH CENTURYComprising: four various serving dishes, between 44cm and 35cm long; a blue and white tureen and unmatched cover, 35cm diameter; seven various blue and white circular dishes, between 33cm and 22cm; a blue and white bowl, 27cm; two blue and white mugs, 10cm high; ten various tea bowls; sugar bowl and cover, 11.cm diameter; a spoon tray 12.5cm diameter; a circular box and cover, 6cm; a vase, 12cm; and a dehua libation cup, 9.5cm long; and two others smaller, 6.5cm longProvenance: Collected by Arthur Barnardiston (d. 1737) and kept at Brightwell Hall until removed to Weston Hall 1744Thence descent at Weston Hall. Literature: Sir George Sitwell, A brief history of Weston Hall, Northamptonshire, and of the families that possessed it, London, privately printed 1927, p. 43.