Whitley Collection, Featuring Chinese Export, Furniture, and Fine Art | October 29, 2024
Tue, Oct 29, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 265
Three Chinese Export 'Canton Famille Rose' Porcelain Tea Cups and Saucers
Estimate: $300 - $500
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 |
early to mid 19th century, each in assorted enamel and gilt decoration featuring flowers, butterflies, auspicious symbols, and courtly and scholarly figures, one tea cup and saucer with monogram "AOS (?)", one tea cup and saucer with armorial featuring a horse's head, largest cup 2-3/4 x 5 in., saucer 1-1/2 x 6 in. diameter
Provenance: (monogram) Henry Moog Antiques, Atlanta, Georgia (label); According to consignor notes the largest example was purchased from Boone's Antiques in 1989; Collection of JoAnn and Whit Whitley, North Carolina
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(monogram) Henry Moog Antiques, Atlanta, Georgia (label); According to consignor notes the largest example was purchased from Boone's Antiques in 1989; Collection of JoAnn and Whit Whitley, North Carolina
anomalies, pinholes, wear to bases, and some loss to gilt/enamel, surface dirt/accretion; largest example's saucer with hairline to rim; monogrammed example with hairline to saucer rim and small chip to bottom element of handle; horse head example with repair and retouch to rim of tea cup
