Premier Summer Sale | June 25, 2025
Wed, Jun 25, 2025 10:00AM EDT
Lot 31
Chinese Export Enameled Porcelain Oval Platter, Governor DeWitt Clinton
Estimate: $500 - $700
Sold for
$800
Sold Price excludes BP
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circa 1795-1805, with monogram reading "DWMC" (DeWitt and Maria Clinton), eight Chinese immortals standing on stylized clouds to border, 1-5/8 x 12-7/8 x 10-1/2 in.
Provenance: The Collection of John Suval, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Note: This platter belonged to a service ordered by Revolutionary War veteran, New York senator, and presidential candidate DeWitt Clinton, who successfully pushed for the construction of the Erie Canal, transforming the state's infrastructure and leading to his state becoming a center of American trade. Three similar platters are in the collection of the U.S. State Department Diplomatic Reception Rooms and one plate from the service is on display in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Additionally, a similar platter is pictured in New York and the China Trade by David Sanctuary Howard, p. 104. Please see the links below for more information.
https://www.diplomaticrooms.state.gov/objects/pair-of-chinese-export-porcelain-platters-from-dewitt-and-maria-franklin-clintons-service/
https://www.diplomaticrooms.state.gov/objects/one-from-a-pair-of-chinese-export-porcelain-platters-from-dewitt-and-maria-franklin-clintons-service-2/
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/3188
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The Collection of John Suval, Fredericksburg, Virginia
finely enameled, minor loss to gilt, primarily to border, some scattered anomalies as made
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