Large group of Chinese Export
Large group of Chinese Export 'Famille Rose' tablewares, 18th/19th century. Including a pair of octagonal platters, a covered two-handled bowl, two bowls, six small plates, two teapots, three creamers (two with lids), five teabowls (four with saucers), three teacups (two with saucers), and two teapot stands.
W: 12 1/2 in. (platters) PROVENANCE: Estate of Heidi Bingham Stott.***update to cataloguing: does not include the elephant-form candlesticks
Condition Report: some occasional minor wear and loss to gilding and enamel decoration throughout commensurate with age; covered sugar: repaired breaks to lid, with overpainting evident under UV light, repaired break to a handle; creamer #1: repaired break to spout, with overpainting evident under UV light; creamer #2: repaired breaks to upper body, handle, and spout with overpainting evident under UV light, chip to lid; creamer #3: hairline crack to rim and fleabite chip to edge of rim; teapot #1: no apparent issues; teapot #2: repaired handle and repaired cracks/breaks to lid, with overpainting evident under UV light; four teacups: small chips to two teacups, and a slight hairline crack to bottom of one; five teabowls: two bowls with chips to rim and underside rim; saucer #1: chips to edge; saucer #2: repaired break to edge (with overpainting) and some hairline cracks; largest bowl: repaired breaks to bottom rim and repaired cracks to body, with overpainting evident under UV light
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Large group of Chinese Export 'Famille Rose' tablewares, 18th/19th century. Including a pair of octagonal platters, a covered two-handled bowl, two bowls, six small plates, two teapots, three creamers (two with lids), five teabowls (four with saucers), three teacups (two with saucers), and two teapot stands.
W: 12 1/2 in. (platters) PROVENANCE: Estate of Heidi Bingham Stott.***update to cataloguing: does not include the elephant-form candlesticks
Condition Report: some occasional minor wear and loss to gilding and enamel decoration throughout commensurate with age; covered sugar: repaired breaks to lid, with overpainting evident under UV light, repaired break to a handle; creamer #1: repaired break to spout, with overpainting evident under UV light; creamer #2: repaired breaks to upper body, handle, and spout with overpainting evident under UV light, chip to lid; creamer #3: hairline crack to rim and fleabite chip to edge of rim; teapot #1: no apparent issues; teapot #2: repaired handle and repaired cracks/breaks to lid, with overpainting evident under UV light; four teacups: small chips to two teacups, and a slight hairline crack to bottom of one; five teabowls: two bowls with chips to rim and underside rim; saucer #1: chips to edge; saucer #2: repaired break to edge (with overpainting) and some hairline cracks; largest bowl: repaired breaks to bottom rim and repaired cracks to body, with overpainting evident under UV light