$2,844
Chinese Export Porcelain Dinner Service, late 18th/early 19th century, each piece decorated with overglaze salmon borders with iron-red and gilt leaf and star motifs, many the items decorated with a sepia flower sprig, lapped handles with molded leaf terminals, covers with gilt fruit and flower knops, comprising a lighthouse-form coffeepot, drum-form teapot, helmet creamer, covered sugar bowl, large covered oval warming dish, cut-corner bowl, reticulated fruit basket and undertray, four graduated oval platters, six covered pots du creme with rectangular serving tray, a small bowl, six each of the following: dinner plates, soup plates, salad plates, dessert plates, handled cups, large tea bowls, small tea bowls, and small, medium, and large saucers, approx. eighty pieces total, (imperfections), ht. 1 3/4-9, dia. 3 3/8-17 in. Provenance: The Hobbs family of Worcester, Massachusetts. Most items with minor gilt and enamel wear. All items are in very good condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs EXCEPT the following: drum-form teapot- two small rim chips; covered sugar bowl- cover and bowl each with w/two hairlines 1/2 and 1 1/2 in. lg.; large covered oval warming dish-small 1/2 in. glaze loss/firing flaw on cover in the making; dessert plates- two with rim lines; handled cups- two good, one with loose handle, three with hairlines; large saucers- one with small rim chip.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-11-07
