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A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL SMALL TEABOWLS AND SAUCERS circa 1745-50
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- diameters 2 7/16 and 3 7/8 in.
- 6.3 and 9.8 cm
en suite with the four preceding lots, each piece painted on the front or in the center with the multiple coats of arms within the gilt shell-and-foliate-scroll border around the rim. One teabowl with minuscule chips.
Provenance
Sold, Christie's, Amsterdam, May 12, 1999, lot 202
Condition
One teabowl with two minute frit/chips to rim, the other with a minute rim frit/chip, both with wear to gilding on rim edge; both saucers with minor wear to gilding on rim edge.
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
See the note to lot 53. A teabowl and saucer of this small size are illustrated by Jörg 1989, p. 258, no. 103, along with a saucer dish. Another small teabowl is illustrated by Palmer, p. 102, fig. 66; and a slightly larger teabowl and saucer were in the collection of Benjamin F. Edwards III, sold at Christie's in New York on January 22, 2003, lot 155.