Whitley Collection, Featuring Chinese Export, Furniture, and Fine Art | October 29, 2024
Tue, Oct 29, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 4
Chinese Export Armorial Porcelain Charger, for the Dutch Market
Estimate: $600 - $900
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 1740, en grisaille and gilt border of strapwork and scale in Baroque panels punctuated by peacocks, birds, and flowers, centering coat of arms of van Herzeele, 1-1/2 x 11-3/8 in. diameter
Provenance: According to consignor notes this charger was purchased from Jorge Welsh, London in 1996 for $1,350; Collection of JoAnn and Whit Whitley, North Carolina
Note: Similar examples pictured in David Howard, China for the West, p. 395, fig. 392 and Elinor Gordon, Collecting Chinese Export Porcelain, p. 29.
A similar example sold at Christie's New York, Online Sale 23287, June 5-18, 2024, Lot 66 for $1,134, see: https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/two-american-collections-estates-adolphus-emily-andrews-san-francisco/chinese-export-porcelain-dutch-market-armorial-basin-66/225024.
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According to consignor notes this charger was purchased from Jorge Welsh, London in 1996 for $1,350; Collection of JoAnn and Whit Whitley, North Carolina
anomalies, pinholes, and some loss to enamel/gilt, surface dirt/accretion, scattered professional restorations (see blacklight)
