Whitley Collection, Featuring Chinese Export, Furniture, and Fine Art | October 29, 2024
Tue, Oct 29, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 107
Six Piece Chinese Export Porcelain Tea Set with Monogrammed Tea Caddy
Estimate: $200 - $400
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 |
probably 18th century, comprising: twisted handle teapot in cobalt blue and gilt floral decoration, strawberry finial, 5-1/4 x 9 x 5 in.; underplate with scalloped edge, 6 in. diameter; two tea bowls, one slightly larger 2-1/8 x 3-1/2 in.; two saucers, 1-1/4 x 5-5/8 in.; small baluster form tea caddy with enamel decoration centering two monograms, wood lid, 5-3/8 x 3-1/8 in.
Provenance: According to consignor notes the tea set was purchased from Village Antiques, Blowing Rock, North Carolina in 1989; Collection of JoAnn and Whit Whitley, North Carolina
Note: Accompanied by copy of note stating "Thomas Jackson had a line of clipper ships sailing around Cape Horn. He gave these dishes to his descendant Lydia Jackson who was married to Ralph Waldo Emerson. She gave these dishes to Sophia Colt who gave them in turn to her daughter Alice Cotton Whitney Burton who gave them to her daughter, Ariel Burton Pomeroy who gave them to her granddaughter, Cherilyn Renee Pomeroy".
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According to consignor notes the tea set was purchased from Village Antiques, Blowing Rock, North Carolina in 1989; Collection of JoAnn and Whit Whitley, North Carolina
anomalies, pinholes, and some loss to gilt/enamel, surface dirt/accretion, crazing and firing cracks; teapot with hairline at joint between spout and body, small hole on lid; tea bowls with small chips and hairlines to rims, one with hairline to base; one saucer with cracks and repair to rim and hairlines to base; lidded vessel with chips, cracks, and repairs to rim, wood lid possibly associated
