A CHINESE EXPORT MONGORAMMED PART TEA SERVICE MADE FOR SARAH BARRY OF PHILADELPHIA CIRCA 1790

each piece decorated with a shield monogrammed SB and a colorful flower swag border, comprising: a saucer dish, a waste bowl, a large saucer, a saucer, a teabowl, two coffee cups and a sugar bowl cover. 8 pieces.

Mudge, 1982, p. 138, fig. 149 (seven pieces)
Gordon, 1977, p. 138, pl. 124

Saucer dish – has a 2 inch rim haircrack at 5 o’clock. Has a ¼ rim chip and 1 inch crack at 1 o’clock. Has a 1 ½ inch rim haircrack at 12 o’clock. There is a minor rim frit at 3 o’clock Large saucer – has an 1/8 inch rim chip extending into a 1 inch haircrack and another 1 inch haircrack to the rim Saucer – has three 1 ¼ inch haircracks to the rim Waste bowl – has a 1 ½ inch by 1 ½ inch section broken out of the side in two pieces and restuck – this runs across the monogram on one side. There is also a 2 ½ inch crack running down from the rim nearby. There are three further cracks to the rim of between ½ inch and 1 ½ inches. Sugar bowl cover – has a 2 ½ inch by 1 ¼ inch C-shaped piece broken from the rim and re-stuck. Teabowl – has one 2 inch and one 1 ¼ inch haircracks running down from the rim. Coffee cups – one has a 2 inch haircrack running down from the rim on the front, 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.

This service was owned by Sarah Austin Barry (1754-1831), who in 1777 became the second wife of Captain John Barry of Philadelphia. The service descended in the Barry, Hayes and Hepburn familes, for whom see the note to lot 82 in this sale. Two teabowls from this service are in the Reeves Collection, one of which is illustrated by Litzenburg, p. 140, no. 130.