CHINESE EXPORT BATAVIA WARE FAMILLE ROSE TEA WARE 18thC

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CHINESE EXPORT BATAVIA WARE FAMILLE ROSE TEA WARE 18thC

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Sold Date: 07/19/2008
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Ethnic, Folk & Native American Art

A Chinese export Batavia Ware polychrome porcelain covered sugar bowl and three tea bowls, all with capucine decoration, QianLong period, 18th century

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In the early 17th century, the Dutch East Indies Company (V.O.C.) was founded and based in Batavia (now Djakarta, Indonesia). One of their more successful export products to Europe throughout the latter part of the 17th and 18th centuries was brown-glazed porcelain with blue and white or polychrome decorated patterns, subsequently know as Batavia ware .

On offer is this set of four Batavia Ware items painted in the famille rose palette. This group consists of a lidded (sugar) bowl and three tea bowls. The objects are ornately decorated with floral motifs in shaped reserves, surrounded by a rich brown coffee colored glaze, traditionally referred to as: capucine. They are unmarked.

The fine porcelain sugar bowl comes with it's original cover, hand painted over glaze with green and red enamels on milky white. The sugar bowl stands 3,5 inches (90 mm) high, being 92 mm wide. The bowl is in good condition, but is showing traces of use, with some inside rim frittings, while the cover has some small (touched up) rim chips and a body hairline originating from a kiln flaw. It displays very nicely.

The three tea bowls are all in perfect condition without chips, cracks, damages or repairs. They measure 3,5 inches (90 mm) across, standing 48 mm high. Their condition cannot be better.

These Batavian Ware items were made in China during the mid 18th century. The cappucine color and the patterns which were used, indicate that they were manufactured during the QianLong (Kien Lung, Chien Lung) period, which covers a large part of the 18th century (1736 -1795). Many of these Chinese products were exported to Europe. Oriental porcelain was imported to The Netherlands by the Dutch East Indies Company, having special trading privileges to China and Japan. It is known that the Chinese factories reserved their best quality porcelain for export, thus meeting the European taste. The wealthy Dutch merchants adored the subtle oriental porcelain and large quantities were shipped to Holland in the 17th and 18th centuries. This object originates from a Dutch private collection which I was able to purchase recently.

I guarantee age (18th century) and authenticity of these highly decorative collector's items, as described above. Please view my auction for other oriental porcelain objects, originating from the same estate. I will be happy to combine shipments at lower costs.

Shipping and payment: I will ship worldwide. Costs of shipping will be on account of buyer and will be kept as low as possible. Overseas shipping (outside Europe) costs will be $ 36. 00 by registered priority mail (needs to be signed for). Inland and European mail will be less. Personal or cashiers checks will be charged extra. Insurance is optional at 2% of the final value. USA and Asia: I prefer PayPal. Eurozone and inland: direct European IBAN/BIC bank transfer. Insurance is optional at 2% of the final value. I always pack very carefully and will ship within 24 hours after receipt of payment. Please view my other auctions for similar objects. I will be happy to combine shipments at lower costs. Have a look at my current offers of fine antiques and collectibles: www.haffmansantiek.nl . Please e-mail me for further information: