Recent Acquisitions

On this page you'll find my latest acquisitions.

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Latest update: Recent Acquisitions; November 19, 2024.

2011543

Polychrome wares other since 1722

Object 2011543

Tea caddy

China

1730-1740

Height 117 mm (4.61 inch), dimensions 67 mm (2.56 inch) x 67 mm (2.64 inch), diameter of mouthrim 25 mm (0.98 inch), weight including cover 239 grams (8.43 ounce (oz.)), weight cover 2 grams (0.07 ounce (oz.))

Tea caddy of square form with canted corners, four flat feet at the corners, flat shoulder with a short unglazed upright neck. The original cover is missing and replaced with a metal cover (not perfectly fitting). Polychrome decorated in iron-red, gold and other overglaze enamels with flowering plants and insects in flight alternating with flowering peony and chrysanthemum plants and a bird perched on a branch looking at a butterfly in flight. Round the shoulder a floral border on an iron-red speckled ground. On the flat shoulder in each corner a single flower spray.

For identically shaped and similarly decorated tea caddies, please see:

• Sold Ceramics - Sold Polychrome wares other since 1722 - Page 1 - Object 2010563.

• Sold Ceramics - Sold Polychrome wares other since 1722 - Page 1 - Object 2010544.

• Sold Ceramics - Sold Polychrome wares other since 1722 - Page 3 - Objects 2010778 and 2010779.

Condition: Various glaze rough spots to the sides and edges.

Price: € 249 Currency Converter

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2011327

Japanese Imari 1690-1800

Object 2011327

Covered bowl

Japan

c.1750

Bowl (without cover): height 66 mm (2.60 inch), diameter of rim 115 mm (4.53 inch), diameter of footring 47 mm (1.85 inch), weight 166 grams (5.86 ounce (oz.))

Cover: height 31 mm (1.22 inch), diameter of rim 101 mm (3.98 inch), diameter of ring 41 mm (1.61 inch), weight 74 grams (2.61 ounce (oz.))

Covered bowl on footring, steep sides, domed cover with ring handle. Imari, decorated in gold, iron-red, green and black enamel and a light pinkish goldwash. On the sides a large bird of prey perched on rockwork surrounded by flowering peony, bamboo, and pine trees. On the inside rim peach alternating floral designs. The cover is decorated en suite with on the inside a pomegranate spray with a bird of prey perched on its branch.

Condition: Some wear to gilding on the indside rim of the bowl otherwise both cover and bowl are in a perfect condition.

Price: € 249 Currency Converter

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2012010C

Japanese Tea, Coffee and Chocolate wares 18th Century

Object 2012010C

Saucer

Japan

1700-1720

Height 22 mm (0.86 inch), diameter of rim 118 mm (4.65 inch), diameter of footring 68 mm (2.68 inch), weight 93 grams (3.28 ounce (oz.))

Saucer on footring, slightly everted rim. Imari decorated in underglaze blue, iron-red and gold with a three-piece garniture on a horizontal band over a diaper pattern. The covered jar is decorated with floral designs and zig zag lines pattern borders, the vases are decorated with rows of dots. One of the vases is filled with branches of flowering chrysanthemum and carnation the other with branches of flowering peony and carnation. The reverse is decorated with three stylized flower sprays and three blue circles round the foot. On the base a single blue circle.

An identically shaped, sized and decorated teacup and saucer is in the Dresden collection (Johanneum mark 'N:108'' and signum '+'.). It was acquired July 1723 from Count Flemming. (Reichel 1981, p.150, cat. 52)

For this identically shaped, sized and decorated teacup and saucer in the Dresden collection, please see:

• Early Japanese Porcelain: Arita Porcelain in the Dresden Collection, (F. Reichel, Londen 1981), cat. 52.
• SKD Online collection, PO. 5049. 

Jörg states that the use of garnitures as a decorative motif on tea ware was probably done as a suggestion of luxury, he illustrates it with a teacup and saucer decorated with an interesting five-piece garniture. A similar but simplified motif is seen on Delftware pieces, which were probably inspired by such Japanese examples. (Jörg 2003/1, pp.198-199, cat. 250)

For a teacup and saucer decorated with a five-piece garniture, please see:

• Fine & Curious: Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections, (C.J.A. Jörg, Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam 2003), pp.198-199, cat.250.

Condition: Perfect. 

References:

Reichel 1981, cat. 52

Jörg 2003/1, cat. 250

SKD Online collection, PO. 5049 

Price: € 299 Currency Converter

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