Lot 552

58 Piece Chinese Export Armorial Porcelain Service, Brodie

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

circa 1800, each in blue and white Fitzhugh decoration centering the Brodie coat of arms atop a banner reading "unite", comprising: two large tureens, 5-3/4 x 13 x 8-5/8 in.; two smaller tureens, 6-3/4 x 8 in.; two underplates, 8-1/4 x 6-1/8 in.; two lidded rectangular dishes, 5-3/4 x 9-7/8 x 8-1/2 in.; large four sided bowl, 4-7/8 x 10-1/8 x 9-5/8 in.; 10 lidded pots de creme, 3-1/4 x 3-1/4 in.; two oval trays, 13 x 10-3/4 in.; 12 salad bowls, 1-3/4 x 9-3/4 in.; 13 dinner plates, 10 in. diameter; 12 small plates, 8 in. diameter

Provenance: A Washington, D. C. Estate

Note: Similar example pictured in David Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, Volume II, p. 535.

Condition

anomalies, pinholes, loss to gilt and enamel, surface dirt/accretion; one underplate with chip to rim; one lidded dish with hairlines to lid; one pot de creme with broken lid (pieces retained); one oval tray with chip to rim; two salad bowls with hairlines to bases, one with small chip to rim; most dinner plates with hairlines, notable surface dirt/accretion, two with chips to rim; five small plates with hairlines to base

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A Washington, D. C. Estate