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

Object 2010293

Teacup and saucer

China

c.1751

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

Height 39 mm (1.54 inch), diameter of rim 75 mm (2.95 inch), diameter of footring 32 mm (1.26 inch)

Height 23 mm (0.91 inch), diameter of rim 120 mm (4.72 inch), diameter of footring 66 mm (2.60 inch)

Teacup and saucer footring, slightly everted rim. Batavia Brown covered with underglaze dark brown and underglaze-blue with with a bamboo tree and flowering peony growing from taihu (garden) rockwork. The reverse is covered in underglaze dark brown. The teacup is decorated en suite. On the bases the original circular paper Christie's The Nanking Cargo sale lot 5223 labels proving they have been one of 80 similar teacups and saucers sold in lot 5223. (Amsterdam 1986, p.241)

The design on this saucer is known as the 'Batavian Bamboo and Peony' pattern. In total 6,100 teacups and saucers and 3,064 saucers without teacups with the 'Batavian Bamboo and Peony' pattern were sold divided over the lots: 5204-5247 & 5248-5260. (Amsterdam 1986)

Condition:

Teacup: A hairline to the rim.

Saucer: Perfect.

References:

Amsterdam 1986, pp.241-243, lots 5204-5260

Jörg 1986/1, fig. 46.

Sheaf & Kilburn 1988, Pl.151

Price: Sold.