Whitley Collection, Featuring Chinese Export, Furniture, and Fine Art | October 29, 2024
Tue, Oct 29, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 61
Pair of Chinese Export Armorial Porcelain Saucers, Erskine and Elphinstone
Estimate: $500 - $700
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 |
circa 1795, wide enamel and gilt bands centering coat of arms of Erskine of Cardross impaling Elphinstone with the motto "Fortitudine", 6-1/4 in. diameter
Provenance: According to consign or notes, purchased from Charlton Hall Galleries, Inc., West Columbia, South Carolina, December 11, 2004, Lot 93 for $1,100; Collection of JoAnn and Whit Whitley, North Carolina
Note: Similar example pictured in David Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, Volume II, p. 651.
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According to consign or notes, purchased from Charlton Hall Galleries, Inc., West Columbia, South Carolina, December 11, 2004, Lot 93 for $1,100; Collection of JoAnn and Whit Whitley, North Carolina
anomalies and pinholes, hairlines from rims, some loss to gilt and enamel (notably on one example), probable areas of regilding, surface dirt/accretion
