$178
Six Chinese Export Porcelain Items, late 18th century, a tea bowl, saucer, and soup plate decorated with an undulating gilt vine and a gilt grisaille ermine mantle over a pair of birds and a shield with "JER" monogram for John and Elizabeth Rogers, who were reportedly married in 1779; a garniture vase with a blue and gilt mantle and shield and same "JER" monogram, blue and gilt flowers and trellis and spearhead border on the exterior rim; two lobed lozenge-shaped shallow dishes decorated at the center with a blue and gilt ermine mantle over a shield with "AN" monogram for Abigail Nightingale (1768-1852), with blue gilt-starred and flower sprig rim borders, (gilt and glaze wear), ht. 3/4-10 1/8, dia. 3 1/2-8 1/4 in. Provenance: The Hobbs family of Worcester, Massachusetts. Matching tea bowl, saucer, soup plate -gilt wear; larger lozenge-shaped dish- 1/4 in. rim chip, both lozenge-shaped dishes with gilt and enamel wear especially to center and highpoints of sides; garniture vase- two very small rim chips to rim, one is on the under side the other is more glaze roughness, gilt loss to most of the sprigs decorating the sides.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-11-07
