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RARE CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL CHARGER, C. 1720
Estimate:
$5,000 - $10,000
Sold
$4,750
Live Auction
November Estates & Collections
Description
Chinese, circa 1720. Kangxi era Dutch market Export Famille Verte porcelain 'Provinces' armorial charger, having a diapered ground with figural landscape, floral and birds, and sea life reserves encircling the arms of the province of Overijssel (Overysel), partial H. Moog Atlanta, GA descriptive labels, to the back but otherwise apparently unmarked.
Note: This charger most likely comes from a series of 23 ordered in the 1720s after the signing of the Treaty of Utrecht. A related charger is in the collection of the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA (inv. no. E85209). See also Sotheby's, Elegance & Wonder: The Jordan Saunders Collection, New York, February 3, 2024, lot 1245.
Provenance: Acquired from H. Moog on June 12, 2009; Private Collection of Sherwood Preece, Atlanta, GA.
Approximate dimensions: h. 2", dia. 17".
Note: This charger most likely comes from a series of 23 ordered in the 1720s after the signing of the Treaty of Utrecht. A related charger is in the collection of the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA (inv. no. E85209). See also Sotheby's, Elegance & Wonder: The Jordan Saunders Collection, New York, February 3, 2024, lot 1245.
Provenance: Acquired from H. Moog on June 12, 2009; Private Collection of Sherwood Preece, Atlanta, GA.
Approximate dimensions: h. 2", dia. 17".
Condition
Professional restoration to rim, firing and glaze imperfections, enamel and gilt loss, scratches, no apparent chips, examined under ultraviolet light.
