Sold Ceramics - Sold Shipwreck Porcelains - The Nanking Cargo, 1752 - Tea, Coffee and Chocolate wares - Page 1

Object 2010122F

Saucer

China

c.1751

Provenance: The Nanking Cargo sale, Christie's Amsterdam, 28 April - 2 May 1986

Height 18 mm (0.71 inch), diameter of rim 116 mm (4.57 inch), diameter of footring 72 mm (2.84 inch) (these sizes are approximates)

Saucer on footring, slightly everted rim. Decorated in underglaze blue at the right with a double-roofed pagoda on a rocky riverbank dividing straggling leafless trees and shrubs, an island appearing in the background at the left. On the rim a trellis pattern border. The reverse is undecoraed. On the front the original rectangular paper Christie's lot 5076/200 label and on the base the original circular paper Christie's The Nanking Cargo sale lot 5076 label proving it has been one of 200 similar saucers sold in lot 5076. (Amsterdam 1986, p.224)

The design on this saucer is known as the 'Pagoda Riverscape' pattern, large size. In total 9.328 teacups and saucers and 794 saucers without teacups with the 'Pagoda Riverscape' pattern, large size, were sold divided over the lots: 5033-5066 & 5067-5077. (Amsterdam 1986)

Condition: Perfect.

References:

Amsterdam 1986, lot 5067-5077

Jörg 1986/1, fig. 49

Sheaf & Kilburn 1988, Pl.137 & Pl.141

Kassel 1990, Abb. 74

Price: Sold.