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

Object 2010122M

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 101 mm (3.98 inch), diameter of footring 60 mm (2.36 inch), weight 52 grams (1.83 ounce (oz.))

Saucer footrings, slightly everted rim. Decorated in underglaze blue with a central roundel filled with two leafy pines intertwining on a grassy rocky terrace surrounded by a trellis-pattern border, round the rim a similar border. The reverse is undecorated. On the base a circular paper collectors label that reads: 'LOT 5580' and the original circular paper Christie's The Nanking Cargo sale lot 5580 label proving it has been one of 24 similar saucers sold in lot 5580. (Amsterdam 1986, p.252)

The design on this saucer is known as the 'Blue Pine' pattern, small size. In total 4,300 teacups and saucers and 1,788 saucers without teacups with the 'Blue Pine' pattern, small size, were sold divided over the lots: 5551-5578 & 5579-5599. (Amsterdam 1986)

Condition: A hairline to the rim.

References:

Amsterdam 1986, lot 5564-5599

Jörg 1986/1, fig. 51

Sheaf & Kilburn 1988. pp.102-114

Price: Sold.