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Whitley Collection, Featuring Chinese Export, Furniture, and Fine Art | October 29, 2024

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An impressive lifetime collection with over 400 pieces of Chinese Export porcelain including 50 armorials, a rare figure of a Jewish Lady with Christie’s provenance, 100+ blue & white pieces including Kangxi, Qianlong, Kraak, & Ming transitional pieces, purchased from reputable dealers in the UK & US; period furniture from North Carolina, Virginia, Philadelphia, & New England; over 40 tea caddies; Fine Art including 18th & 19th century British portraits; silver flatware; Tiffany kettle on stand; Oriental rugs
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Lot 335

Two Chinese Export Rose Mandarin Porcelain Covered Soup Bowls

Estimate: $400 - $600
Starting Bid
$200

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first half 19th century, comprising: double twist handled soup bowl with enamel and gilt decoration of figural courtyard scenes, the lid in matching design with strawberry finial and border decorated with auspicious objects and butterflies, 4-5/8 x 7 in.; double handled soup bowl with enamel and gilt decoration of garden scenes and bands of flowers and butterflies, the interior with cartouches containing partially legible monogram "IMH (?)", ring finial, 5-3/8 x 6-1/2 in.

Provenance: According to consignor notes the larger soup bowl was purchased at the Atlanta Antiques Show in 1988 from Bercaw's Antiques, the monogrammed soup bowl was purchased from Jane Ferguson Antiques, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Collection of JoAnn and Whit Whitley, North Carolina

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According to consignor notes the larger soup bowl was purchased at the Atlanta Antiques Show in 1988 from Bercaw's Antiques, the monogrammed soup bowl was purchased from Jane Ferguson Antiques, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Collection of JoAnn and Whit Whitley, North Carolina

anomalies, pinholes, and some loss to gilt/enamel, surface dirt/accretion; strawberry example with scattered areas of repair and retouch (see blacklight)