Whitley Collection, Featuring Chinese Export, Furniture, and Fine Art | October 29, 2024
Tue, Oct 29, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 25
Very Rare Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Figure of a Jewish Lady
Estimate: $10,000 - $20,000
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 |
circa 1740, molded and decorated in brightly colored enamels, arms lowered at both sides, red painted lips, winged bonnet on head, pleated ruff at neck, flowing blue cape over red dress, 17 x 8 x 4-1/2 in.
Provenance: Christie's Amsterdam, November 18, 1997, Lot 165 for $4,162; Collection of JoAnn and Whit Whitley, North Carolina
Note: Similar example illustrated in David Howard & John Ayers, China for the West, Volume II, p. 612, fig. 641.
Note: A Jewish man and lady sold at Sotheby's New York, A Collecting Legacy: Property from the Collection of Nelson & Happy Rockefeller, January 18, 2019, Lot 321 for $300,000
Jewish lady figures are in the collection of The British Museum, London, accession number 1963,0422.11; Victoria and Albert Museum, London, accession number C.94-1963; and the Winterthur Museum, Delaware, accession number 2000.0061.091
Originally considered "Dutch lady" or "Lady Duff" in auction catalogs and literature, the attribution has since been changed by Chinese Export Porcelain scholar Ron Fuchs II. After discovering two European prints, Franckfurther Jud und Judin and Ein Polnischer Jud, Ron Fuchs II determined this figure to be a Jewish woman in early Ashkenazi dress. Please see attached document.
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Christie's Amsterdam, November 18, 1997, Lot 165 for $4,162; Collection of JoAnn and Whit Whitley, North Carolina
anomalies, pinholes, and glaze voids, crackling and loss to enamel, notably at face, some discoloration at face, restoration and retouch at neck, left hoop of bow string at waist, proper left foot, and fold of cape at proper left side (see blacklight), head later replacement, scattered chips at high relief areas
