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Lot 1525

Chinese Export Tureen with Underplate

Estimate: $600 - $900

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18th century, "Prince of Wales" motif tureen with crown finial and three-feathered relief mask handles, geometric border, 13 x 12-1/2 in.; blue and white underplate, unusual floral and catkin sprays, gold purchase label verso "AB ANTIKVITETER/KONST/M&C-A/PERSSON/MALMÖ", 16 x 12-1/2 in.

Provenance: Collection of Marion and Theodore Gore, Williamsburg, Virginia Note: Near example featured in Treasures of Chinese Export Ceramics from the Peabody Essex Museum, by Rose Kerr and William Robert Sargeant, 2012, item 50 : Tureen and Stand, 1770-1790, with the provenance of AntikWest, Göteborg, Sweden. Published on page 27 in catalog of International Ceramics Fair and Seminar, London, June 14-17, 1991.

Condition

wax on cover, residue inside tureen, glaze imperfections