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THREE CHINESE EXPORT EAGLE-DECORATED TEABOWLS AND SAUCERS CIRCA 1800
Estimate
1,200 - 1,800 USD
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Description
- Porcelain
including one, made for the Hemingway family of New York, bearing the initials HLH
Condition
Left hand teabowl and saucer in illustration: The saucer has a fine 1 inch crack to the rim. The teabowl has a crack running across the center of hte base and one inch up each side of hte bowl. There are two separate 1 inch cracks to the rim.
Middle teabowl and saucer in illustration: The saucer has slight wear to the gilding and some brownish speckling to the interior. The teabowl has a 1/8 inch rim frit issuing a 1 1/4 inch haircrack.
Right hand teabowl and saucer in illustration: The gilding on the saucer is heavily rubbed and there is a 1 inch crack to the rim; the monogram is entirely rubbed away. The teabowl has two pieces broken from teh rim and restored back in approximately 2 inch by 1 inch.
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
Gordon, 1977, p. 157, pl. 150, illustrates a teabowl and saucer from the Hemingway service, and notes that the eagle design is identical to that first used on the Great Seal of the United States and on the 1807 half dollar. Pieces from this service descended in the maternal line of the Hemingway family to Seth Low (1850-1916), sometime Mayor of Brooklyn, President of Columbia University and Mayor of New York. A pair of custard cups from the service is illustrated by Howard, 1984, p. 109, no. C54.