A group of blue and white wares 17th century and later

comprising: two oblong tureens with covers and stands, two large octagonal platters, one blue and white dragon dish, a bowl decorated with precious objects, and two other printed bowls

Crewe House, London, Inventory, 1913, Vol. I, p.301-2, in The Yellow Drawing Room; An old Nankin oval soup Tureen and Cover with pomegranate knob and 2 rabbit-head handles with blue decorations of Houses, Boats, etc. on white ground. 13½ long: 8" high.
A ditto Soup Tureen and Cover with knob entwined rustic handles with blue decorations of the old willow pattern on white 12" long: 8" high.
‘West Horsley Place II’, Country Life, 1 April 1939, p. 331, the tureens illustrated in the Drawing Room;
West Horsley Place, Surrey, Inventory, 1938, Vol. 1, p.69, in the Drawing Room; A 12½” oval blue and white Nankin Soup Tureen cover and stand, with head handle. 

The one oval tureen has a matched oval stand which has fritting to the edge, the interior rim of the cover has a 1cm., firing crack; the rectangular tureen is in good condition with the exception of the oval stand being matched and fritted; the larger of the rectangular dishes is broken in half with a riveted repair, the smaller rectangular dish has a 6cm., hairline rim crack; the 'Dragon' dish has an 8cm., hairline rim crack and chipping and fritting to the rim; the 'Precious Object' bowl is in good condition; the larger of the two bowls has a 9cm., hairline rim crack and an associated 5x10mm., chip.
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