American & Southern | December 5, 2024
Thu, Dec 5, 2024 10:00AM EST
Lot 1029
Rare Chinese Export Armorial Porcelain Oval Mazarin and Platter, Ramsay
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
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 |
Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period, centered with the arms of Ramsay and inscribed "NIL. TIM. E.", corresponding to the motto "Nil Time", 2-3/8 x 16-1/2 x 14-1/8 in.
Provenance: Property from a Historic South Carolina Plantation
Note: Chinese export armorial porcelains bearing the arms of Ramsay have been known and illustrated first in David Sanctuary Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, London, 1974, Vol. I, p. 484, p. 20, with a spearhead border, and later Howard illustrates another example, bearing the same arms but painted differently and bearing a grisaille and gilt scroll band border in David Sanctuary Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, Chippenham, 2003, Vol. II, p. 185, G4. The arms on the present example, with a large unicorn crest and inscribed ribbon on top, appear to be related closer to the source of the example illustrated in Vol. II. However the present example with ribbon festoons and an unfurling scroll appears to not yet be recorded.
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Property from a Historic South Carolina Plantation
platter is in overall good condition with some minor firing imperfections including small frits to the edge of the well, mazarin is in overall good condition but very slightly warped, felt pads to base
