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Offering over 40 pieces of Chinese Export porcelain from the private collection of John Suval. Fine art highlights include Santiago Carbonell’s Encuentro Solar, Edouard Leon Cortes’ Quai du Louvre Animé, and Francoise Gilot’s Olivier dans le Vent. Exceptional Georgian silver features a George V tea service and a George III tray with Coat of Arms, totaling 159 troy oz. Also presenting Southern furniture, two corner cupboards with MESDA documentation, Philip Simmons wrought iron window grills, Mark Twain autograph edition, a group of French automatons and other fine decorative arts.
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Lot 10

Chinese Export Covered Double Handled Covered Sugar Bowl, after John Trumbull

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
Starting Bid
$750

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twist form handles flanking central decoration featuring figures from the painting Surrender of Lord Cornwallis by John Trumbull (American, 1756-1843), the lid with berry form finial, 4-5/8 x 5-3/4 x 3-3/4 in.

Provenance: The Collection of John Suval, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Note: A possible production date of circa 1875 has been proposed on similar objects. This piece is likely part of a group housed in the Diplomatic Reception Rooms of the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., each featuring enamel decoration inspired by the work of John Trumbull.

Originally believed to date to the American Centennial in 1876, recent research has determined that these pieces actually date to the American Sesquicentennial in 1926. Scientific analysis of the overglaze enamels revealed materials not used in China until the 20th century.

For further reading, see Ronald Fuchs II and Jennifer L . Mass, "Deciphering The Declaration of Independence on Chinese Export Porcelain," in the Ceramics Journal 15, 2009.

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The Collection of John Suval, Fredericksburg, Virginia

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