Premier Summer Sale | June 25, 2025
Wed, Jun 25, 2025 10:00AM EDT
Lot 12
Two Chinese Export Sepia Decorated Porcelain Plates with American Themes
Estimate: $400 - $600
Unsold
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circa 1800, comprising: saucer dish centering landscape featuring two boys fishing in front of the historic Lemon Hill Mansion in Philadelphia, associated with Bache family of Philadelphia (descendants of Benjamin Franklin), 7/8 x 6-3/8 x 6-3/8 in.; plate centered with the Great Seal of the United States, 1 x 7-5/8 x 7-5/8 in.
Provenance: The Collection of John Suval, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Note: For a similar example of a saucer dish from the Bache family service see The Diplomatic Reception Rooms of the U.S. Department of State collection, accession number RR-2016.0003.
https://www.diplomaticrooms.state.gov/objects/chinese-export-porcelain-saucer-from-the-bache-family-service/
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The Collection of John Suval, Fredericksburg, Virginia
overall good condition, some anomalies, pinholes, and loss to gilt/enamel, wear commensurate with age and use
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