- 137
A CHINESE EXPORT TEABOWL AND SAUCER circa 1735
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- diameters 2 15/16 and 4 5/8 in.
- 7.4 and 11.8 cm
each painted with a Dutchman riding an elephant in a glade and being followed by two striding Dutch attendants bearing tributes: a vase of coral and fungi or a covered urn, the interior rim with a gold and oxidized silver blossom and foliate border delineated in iron-red. The teabowl rim with two small chips.
Provenance
The Geoffrey A. Godden Reference Collection, Worthing, Sussex
Literature
Geoffrey A. Godden, Oriental Export Market Porcelain, p. 255, color pl. 15, illustrated with its coffee cup, and mentioned also on p. 175
Condition
Teabowl with 3mm frit/chip on outer edge between the elephant and the man with the vase; the saucer with Godden reference sticker.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
As richly enameled as the more traditional Yongzheng porcelains with Chinese subjects, this teabowl and saucer, like lot 139, also depicts an unusual scene of Europeans with various tribute items. An identical teabowl and saucer are illustrated by Williamson, pl. XIX (bottom, right); and by Palmer, p. 69, pl. 5. A saucer from the Musée Guimet, Paris, is illustrated by Hervouët and Bruneau, p. 105, no. 4.75; and a coffee cup and saucer are illustrated by Howard and Ayers, Vol. I, p. 199, no. 197, and were in the W. Martin-Hurst Collection, no. 339, and subsequently in the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Rafi Y. Mottahedeh, sold in these rooms on October 19, 2000, lot 189.