Whitley Collection, Featuring Chinese Export, Furniture, and Fine Art | October 29, 2024
Tue, Oct 29, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 20
Four Chinese Export Armorial Porcelain Tea Bowls
Estimate: $400 - $600
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 |
comprising: circa 1755, spearhead banding and floral sprays, centered coats of arms of Skinner, 2-1/4 x 4-3/8 in.; circa 1740, banding and decoration of birds and flowers, centered coat of arms of Sharpe impaling Wyman, 2-3/8 x 4-3/4 in.; circa 1750, spearhead banding and floral sprays, centered coats of arms of Wood impaling unidentified arms, 2-1/2 x 4-5/8 in.; circa 1760, Dutch marriage bowl with banding and floral sprays, centered crests with monogrammed and clasped hands, 2-3/4 x 5-1/2 in.
Provenance: According to consignor notes each bowl was purchased at Sloan's Auction, Bethesda, Maryland, July 7-8, 1990; Collection of JoAnn and Whit Whitley, North Carolina
Note: Examples from these services are pictured in David Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, Volume I, pgs. 608, 285, and 462.
Brunk Auctions would like to thank Angela Howard of Heirloom & Howard Ltd for her assistance in identifying this lot.
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According to consignor notes each bowl was purchased at Sloan's Auction, Bethesda, Maryland, July 7-8, 1990; Collection of JoAnn and Whit Whitley, North Carolina
anomalies, pinholes, and some loss to gilt/enamel, micro abrasions, surface dust/accretion, some with small chips to rim; Sharpe with repair and retouch to rim (see blacklight)
