$2,844
Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Covered Tureen, Ch'ien Lung period, c. 1768, octagonal covered footed tureen with lion finial on cover and boars-head handles, decorated with the arms of Louthian, the motto "Non Dormit Qui Custodit" (the sentinel sleeps not), and an image likely taken from a bookplate, with polychrome scene of foliage, ships, and buildings about a central bridge, likely the Firth of Forth, a tombstone to the lower right dated 1768, overall ht. 8 1/4, wd. 8 1/2, lg. 14 x in. Literature: See Chinese Armorial Porcelain, by David Sanctuary Howard, p. 561, Q6, illustrated. Provenance: George A. Cluett Collection. Note: this lot is pictured on page 112 in the February 17, 2008, Skinner American Furniture and Decorative Arts catalogue. small chip on lion''s brow, couple small minor chips on cover corners, the crack extends from one end down through one handle to base and spreads to several cracks on the base.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2008-02-17
