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982 - A very large and early Chinese export porcelain famille rose provinces charger, Kangxi ca. 1710-20. Enameled along the center with a large coat of arms surrounded by blooms above a banner inscribed "Luxenburgh" (an early spelling of Luxembourg). All within a trellis-patterned band along the well alternating with cartouches of crustaceans or fish. Painted in underglaze blue and and the rim reserved with larger cartouches with either a lady resting by water or flowering prunus branches. Illustrated in Howard, "Choice of the Private Trader," pg. 48-9, no. 17. Provenance: Heirloom & Howard Ltd., June 1982; Christie's, New York, "The Angus MacCuaig Percival Estate," 29 January 1985, Lot 118; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. Reference: Scheurleer, "Chinese Export Porcelain," fig. 265 "Holland". Howard, "Chinese Armorial Porcelain," pg. 36-7 "Overysel". Lot Essay: This very unusual charger forms part of a series of at least 21 known versions. It is open to debate whether they were commissioned by the states whose arms they bear, or by wealthy burghers. Examples from different series can be found in: Howard & Ayers, "China for the West," Vol. 1, pg. 118 & 119, nos. 94 & 95. Scheurleer, "Chinese Export Porcelain," nos. 264 & 265. Howard, "Chinese Armorial Porcelain," pg. 37. Diameter: 18 1/2 in.
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A very large and early Chinese export porcelain famille rose provinces charger, Kangxi ca. 1710-20. Enameled along the center with a large coat of arms surrounded by blooms above a banner inscribed "Luxenburgh" (an early spelling of Luxembourg). All within a trellis-patterned band along the well alternating with cartouches of crustaceans or fish. Painted in underglaze blue and and the rim reserved with larger cartouches with either a lady resting by water or flowering prunus branches. Illustrated in Howard, "Choice of the Private Trader," pg. 48-9, no. 17. Provenance: Heirloom & Howard Ltd., June 1982; Christie's, New York, "The Angus MacCuaig Percival Estate," 29 January 1985, Lot 118; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. Reference: Scheurleer, "Chinese Export Porcelain," fig. 265 "Holland". Howard, "Chinese Armorial Porcelain," pg. 36-7 "Overysel". Lot Essay: This very unusual charger forms part of a series of at least 21 known versions. It is open to debate whether they were commissioned by the states whose arms they bear, or by wealthy burghers. Examples from different series can be found in: Howard & Ayers, "China for the West," Vol. 1, pg. 118 & 119, nos. 94 & 95. Scheurleer, "Chinese Export Porcelain," nos. 264 & 265. Howard, "Chinese Armorial Porcelain," pg. 37. Diameter: 18 1/2 in.
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