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PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT POLYCHROME-PAINTED PAPIER-MACHE FIGURES OF A GENTLEMAN AND A LADY, XIAMEN, CIRCA 1735
Estimate
5,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description
- wood, paint, gesso
- Height of tallest 17 in.
Paper label on base inscribed and dated Captain Philip Worth, Commander of Houghton, Indiaman, 1729, both on later ebonized stands.
Provenance
Sotheby’s, London, November 21, 1961, lot 85;
John Sparks, London;
Alistair Sampson Antiques, London;
Mr and Mrs. Lammot du Pont Copeland, Delaware;
Sotheby's, New York, The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Lammot du Pont Copeland, January 19, 2002, lot 33.
John Sparks, London;
Alistair Sampson Antiques, London;
Mr and Mrs. Lammot du Pont Copeland, Delaware;
Sotheby's, New York, The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Lammot du Pont Copeland, January 19, 2002, lot 33.
Condition
Both figures with scattered chips and cracks, cracks are particularly pronounced along the neck of the female figure. The figures have numerous areas with overpaint and consolidation to lifting and lost pigment.
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 published record of 1896 of the East India Company and also the logbook if the S.S. Houghton show that Captain Worth set out from Deptford in the Houghton for the East in Spetember, 1728 arriving in Guangzhou in July 1729. The ship set sail for its return journey to England in January 1730. Captain Worth is recorded making two more voyages on the Houghton in 1735 and 1739.