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A CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN AMERICAN MARKET SUGAR BOWL AND COVER CIRCA 1800-02
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 USD
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Description
- porcelain
painted in brown and gold in the center with a pair of birds perched on the edge of a fountain, below a flower-filled drapery entwined with a flowering vine, set with an oval panel monogrammed JRS, the rim edge with a salmon-ground border of brown and gold leaves and gold stars between gilt-dashed or dotted iron-red bands, set with a pair of entwined-branch handles.
Provenance
Walker-Poinsett Antiques, Seattle, 1986
Alice Kugelman, 1990
Alice Kugelman, 1990
Condition
The sugar bowl is in good condition and the cover has a chip to the rim painted over with gold and an associated V-shaped crack running halfway to the other side of the rim with further associated cracks.
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
The color palette, border decoration and monogram JRS suggest that this sugar bowl and cover was part of a tea service for Joseph Sims of Philadelphia, the owner of the 'Washington Memorial' service, for examples of which see lots 9-11 in the present sale.