A GROUP OF CHINESE EXPORT PLATES AND TEAWARES LATE 18TH AND EARLY 19TH CENTURY

of a type made for the American Market, comprising: two plates with central landscape medallions; a plate with silver and gold stylised floral borders; a coffee cup and a saucer each with a different view of a mansion overlooking a river; a teabowl initialled W; a teabowl inscribed Mary Warner (?) and dated 18**; and a pair of coffee cups with a mantled shield and initialled REG. 9 pieces.

Gordon, 1977, p. 81, pl. 68 (a landscape plate)

Plate with floral border: There is a ¼ inch rim chip which has been restored. Plate with grey landscape: there is a 2 ½ inch crack at 1 o’clock running down from the rim. There is a starcrack to the center of the rim and some rubbing to gilt border. Plate with sepia landscape: In good condition. Saucer: There is a C shaped piece 2 ½ by 4 inches which has been broken out and restored back in. W teabowl: In good overall condition; the gilding of the initial has been slightly rubbed. Mary Warner teabowl: in overall good condition. The enamel of the name is heavily rubbed. There are two small old firing chips to the footrim. Sepia coffee cup: There is a 1 inch crack to the rim above the landscape panel. Pair of cups: one has a ½ inch chip issuing a 3 inch curved crack running down from the rim. The other is in good condition.
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.

It has been suggested tha the mansion depicted on the coffee cup may be Lemon Hill, Philadelphia.