CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN TEA BOWLS & SAUCERS c. 1800

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CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN TEA BOWLS & SAUCERS c. 1800

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Sold Date: 05/27/2007
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Ethnic, Folk & Native American Art

An attractive set of five Chinese export blue & white porcelain saucers and three tea bowls, decorated with swimming fish patterns, early 19th century/c. 1800

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On offer is this exquisite set of five Chinese porcelain saucers and three bowls, hand decorated under glaze in blue on milky white, some matching. These objects are elaborately decorated with ornate patterns of swimming fish within borders of stylized flower motifs, surrounding a single fish or crab pattern. The back rims of the little plates are decorated with flower branches. Underneath their bases these small plates bear a symbol mark (4) or a Kangxi four character mark (1), within concentric circles. The cups also have a symbol mark. Four bowls and two cups are obviously matching, all having the fungus symbol mark.

The four matching saucer dishes with the central crab are in wonderful condition. One has a small rim chip to the back, one has a very faint and 1'' short rim hairline, both others are in an excellent state. The single saucer with central fish and Kangxi character mark is perfect. Both two matching bowls have distinct rim chips, one with an associated faint and short hairline. The third -single- bowl has a rim hairline. All in all, this is a very nice set which displays nicely. Please view the pictures, which give a good impression of the wonderful quality and the condition of the objects.

These saucers were made in China in the early 19th century, c. 1800. The cobalt blue color which was used, indicates that they were made in the QianLong (Kien Lung, Chien Lung) taste. Popular patterns like this 'swimming perch' or 'crab & perch' pattern were produced during many decades, because of the European demand for them, so it is difficult to date them exactly. Oriental porcelain was imported to Holland by the Dutch East Indies Company (VOC), which had 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 were fond of the subtle oriental porcelain and large quantities were shipped to Holland in the 17th and 18th centuries. Although manufactured to be used, most of this Oriental porcelain was displayed in special China cabinets in distinguished houses. This group originates from a Dutch private estate.

The small plates measure 5 3/8 inches (136 mm ) across. The tea bowls stand 50 mm (2 inches) high, measuring about 86 mm across. I guarantee age (early 19th century) and authenticity of these highly decorative collector's items.

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