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

Object 2010525

Teacup and saucer

China

c.1751

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

Height of teacup 35 mm (1.38 inch), diameter of rim 61 mm (2.40 inch), diameter of footring 28 mm (1.10 inch)

Height of saucer 18 mm (0.71 inch), diameter of rim 102 mm (4.02 inch), diameter of footring 62 mm (2.44 inch)

Teacup and saucer on footrings, slightly everted rims. 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 undecorated. The teacup is decorated en suite. On the bases the original circular paper Christie's The Nanking Cargo sale lot 5104 labels proving it has been one of 500 similar teacups and saucers sold in lot 5104. On the base of the saucer and on the inner wall of the teacup the original rectangular paper Christie's lot 5104/500 labels. (Amsterdam 1986, p.224)

The design on this teacup and saucer is known as the 'Pagoda Riverscape' pattern, small size. In total 7,698 teacups and saucers and 1,838 teacups without saucers with the 'Pagoda Riverscape' pattern, small size, were sold divided over the lots: 5033-5066 & 5067-5077. (Amsterdam 1986)

Condition:

Teacup: Perfect.

Saucer: 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.