Lot 1

Chinese Export Armorial Porcelain Charger, Spencer, Wright, and Shaw

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

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circa 1725, underglaze blue diapering and floral sprays centering coat of arms of Spencer quartering Wright impaling Shaw, 1-5/8 x 12-7/8 in. diameter

Provenance: According to consignor notes this charger came from The Helena Woolworth McCann Collection, Palm Beach, Florida; Collection of JoAnn and Whit Whitley, North Carolina

Note: Similar example pictured in David Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, Volume I, p. 170.

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According to consignor notes this charger came from The Helena Woolworth McCann Collection, Palm Beach, Florida; Collection of JoAnn and Whit Whitley, North Carolina

anomalies, pinholes, and some loss to gilt/enamel, surface dirt/accretion, area of cracks and repairs to rim and well (see blacklight)